Billy Hallowell
The Blaze
11/27/2014
Author Eric Metaxas says that his new book features stories that will “blow peoples’ minds,” while inspiring and encouraging readers “to be more open to the miraculous.”
Metaxas, a New York Times bestselling author, public speaker, TV personality and founder of the Socrates in the City forum, recently released his latest book, “Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life.”
He described some of the awe-inspiring, real-life miracles he covers in the text in an appearance on the Freefall podcast this week.
“I want this idea to break into the mainstream. This is not a Christian idea, it’s not a religious idea,” he said of miracles. “We’re talking about the nature of reality.”…
…Metaxas added that the existence of the universe, in itself, is also quite miraculous.
“My conclusion is that the existence of the universe — this is based on science, not based on theology not based on my feelings — the existence of the universe is a miracle that makes the parting of the Red Sea look like a joke,” he said. “Physicists have had their atheism deeply shaken when they start looking at how incredibly fine-tuned things had to be for the universe to come into existence.”…
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