#232 - Dr. Mark Christian

<p>Dr. Mark Christian grew up in Egypt as the firstborn son of a respected physician and religious leader. He was leading prayers in mosques by age nine and later led prayers in Mecca. He studied hard to prove his faith was true, and the more he studied, the more questions he had. Asking them, he says, made him a threat to his own father. In his memoir, The Apostate: My Search for Truth, he tells what happened next: a call at dawn to his father&#39;s old medical office, a fire trap behind the door, and the stumble on a rug that he and Eric believe saved his life. Then, in the back of an ambulance, came the decision that changed everything: &quot;I will follow Jesus, God of love.&quot;Eric was handed this book at an event and couldn&#39;t put it down. Here&#39;s why. And if you know someone who is quietly asking hard questions about their faith, Eric says, share this so they know they&#39;re not crazy.Dr. Mark Christian (a pen name) is the founder of Global Faith Institute in Omaha, Nebraska, and the president of the Truth and Freedom Foundation. The Apostate: My Search for Truth (Fidelis Publishing) is available at bookstores and Amazon. Global Faith: globalfaith.org. Sign up for Eric&#39;s newsletter at ericmetaxas.com.⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY&#39;S SPONSORS:🪙 Grace Precious Metals: https://www.metaxasmetals.com/🛏️ MyPillow — Save BIG with code ERIC: https://www.mypillow.com/☀️ Chapter -- Honest, fast, and free Medicare plan guidance: https://askchapter.com/metaxas/🦅 Patriot Mobile -- America&#39;s ONLY Christian Conservative Wireless Provider: https://patriotmobile.com/partners/metaxas🏛️ Socrates in the City CRUISE: https://socratesinthecity.com/cruise/00:00 Eric on the Book He Couldn&#39;t Put Down02:56 Dr. Mark Christian Joins Eric04:04 The Apostate: My Search for Truth05:14 A Physician&#39;s Son Leading Prayers at Nine08:24 Like the Apostle Paul09:07 Leading Prayers in Mecca10:05 Grace vs. Works11:54 Punished at Five for a Movie13:34 What He Was Taught About God16:59 Choosing a Loving God19:16 The Grand Narrative of His Story19:54 He Studied to Prove It. He Found the Opposite22:21 Why Asking Questions Was Dangerous23:03 The Biggest Question of All27:05 &quot;Afraid Beyond Words&quot;28:16 Why He Wrote The Apostate29:47 To Anyone With Doubts: You&#39;re Not Crazy30:40 A Father and Son32:27 Like Luther: Seeing the Abyss33:37 The Night on the Balcony36:06 &quo