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" God designed humans to live in community. "
Eric Metaxas
Live
Community
God
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" Home is - or should be - a place for companionship, for rearing children and having friends and family over for meals while the dog begs for scraps under the table. "
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Children
Dog
" I thought a book on miracles might be a great idea, but just because it's a great idea doesn't mean I'm supposed to do it. But my editor persisted, and eventually I thought, 'He's right. I should write this book.' "
Eric Metaxas
Mean
Just Because
Great
" Wilberforce, because of his faith, stood up for African slaves. Bonhoeffer, because of his faith, stood up for Jews. That's Christianity to me. "
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Jews
Faith
Because
" David Frum, every now and again, comes up with something pretty darn brilliant. "
Eric Metaxas
Now
Pretty
Up
" Christians recognize that our planet was uniquely designed and fine-tuned to support life - and that's putting it mildly. Our place in the universe is nothing less than a miracle. "
Eric Metaxas
Place
Life
Support
" You can't fool children. "
Eric Metaxas
Children
Fool
You
" Whether one believes in miracles or the miraculous has mostly to do with the presuppositions one brings to the subject. "
Eric Metaxas
Whether
Brings
Miracles
" I think that there are deceptive forces out there that will try to lead us away from God, and we really do need to be careful. "
Eric Metaxas
Try
Be Careful
Think
" No politician has ever used his faith to a greater result for all of humanity, and that is why, in his day, Wilberforce was a moral hero far more than a political one. "
Eric Metaxas
Faith
Political
Hero
" Let me tell you something you already know: reading is critically important - especially for Christian believers. God, after all, reveals Himself to us in the written words of Scripture. Think about it: when we read the Word, we place ourselves in the very presence of God. "
Eric Metaxas
Place
Think
God
" We've always been the most generous nation in the world when it comes to caring for those outside of our borders. "
Eric Metaxas
Outside
Caring
Always
" Part of my life's thesis is that we live in a culture that has bought into the patently silly idea that there is a divide between the secular world and the faith world. "
Eric Metaxas
Live
Life
World
" Restricting the religious impulses of Americans is precisely like killing free enterprise with too many regulations. "
Eric Metaxas
Religious
Free Enterprise
Like
" For proof that our culture has gone to the dogs, look no further than the bizarrely parental ways many Americans talk about our furry friends. "
Eric Metaxas
Talk
Look
Culture
" The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships. "
Eric Metaxas
Relationships
Forgiveness
Power
" If God miraculously created all that is, including you and me, then to say that we need miracles is an understatement. Our only response to that idea should be undying gratitude. "
Eric Metaxas
Me
Gratitude
Need
" Our longing for immortality is good! It was put there on purpose. We were meant - from the moment of our creation - to live forever. "
Eric Metaxas
Creation
Live
Good
" For many of us, this is very painful, pulling the lever for someone many think odious. But please consider this: A vote for Donald Trump is not necessarily a vote for Donald Trump himself. It is a vote for those who will be affected by the results of this election. Not to vote is to vote. God will not hold us guiltless. "
Eric Metaxas
Think
Results
God
" Each era has the fatal hubris to believe that it has once and for all climbed to the top of the mountain and can see everything as it is, from the highest and most objective vantage point possible. "
Eric Metaxas
See
Mountain
Believe
" Thinking about the sins of others give us a feeling of moral superiority. But thinking about our own sins is a humbling experience, which is generally much less fun. "
Eric Metaxas
Moral
Fun
Own
" America is fundamentally exceptional. No one in the history of the world had ever done anything to compare with what the Founders did, creating a fragile mechanism by which men and women could actually govern themselves. "
Eric Metaxas
America
History
Women
" All of us, believers and non-believers, desire some kind of fellowship and connection. "
Eric Metaxas
Kind
Desire
Us
" There was a time when 'science' meant the systematic pursuit of knowledge through experimentation and observation. But it's rapidly becoming a synonym for progressive politics and materialist philosophy. "
Eric Metaxas
Science
Time
Politics
" We're commanded by God to worship God with our mind. "
Eric Metaxas
Our
Worship
God
" A Christian worldview impacts every area of life. Including making your house a home. "
Eric Metaxas
Worldview
Life
Home
" Even if you aren't a believer, there are incredible stories in the 'good book' that I guarantee you will keep you glued to the page. The Bible is no less a part of our cultural heritage than Shakespeare is - and by the way, Shakespeare's plays are absolutely loaded with Biblical references. "
Eric Metaxas
You
Book
Page
" Miracles are supposed to point us to Him, but we can get to God without miracles. It is God himself we should long for rather than for the miracles that point to him. To get caught up in wanting miracles is a bit like thinking the destination of a road trip is the highway you're supposed to take. "
Eric Metaxas
Road
Long
Destination
" Many in our increasingly secular culture want to chase Christians out of the public square altogether. "
Eric Metaxas
Want
Many
Culture
" Women are, I think, moved by the idea that self-sacrifice is noble and can be the source of great joy. "
Eric Metaxas
Great
Joy
Source
" The only leader America should ever have is someone who understands that the people are the government. "
Eric Metaxas
Who
People
America