The Eric Metaxas Show

Brant Hansen joins Eric for a long conversation about what Jesus actually meant by "love your enemies," and why so many Christians skip that command.They talk through contempt in public life, how to attack bad ideas without demeaning people made in God's image, why turning the other cheek is strength rather than weakness, and how praying for the person who cuts you off in traffic can change your own heart. Hansen draws on the Sermon on the Mount, Corrie ten Boom, Bonhoeffer and Wilberforce; Eric brings George Washington's officers and Chuck Colson's line about doing hard justice with sorrow.Brant Hansen is a nationally syndicated radio host, co-host of The Brant and Sherri Oddcast, and advocate for CURE International. His books include Unoffendable, Blessed Are the Misfits, The Truth About Us, The Men We Need, The (Young) Men We Need, Life Is Hard. God Is Good. Let's Dance., and Living Unoffended. Find him at branthansen.com.Eric's books Revolution and Letter to the American Church are available wherever books are sold. Sign up for Eric's newsletter at ericmetaxas.com. Learn more at socratesinthecity.com.⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY'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's ONLY Christian Conservative Wireless Provider: https://patriotmobile.com/partners/metaxas🏛️ Socrates in the City CRUISE: https://socratesinthecity.com/cruise/00:00 What Does It Mean To Follow Jesus?01:30 Missing What Jesus Actually Said03:26 Grace Is Not Opposed To Effort04:36 What "Love Your Enemies" Means06:25 How Washington Told His Officers To Fight08:44 Contempt And Calling Names11:29 Fake Civility Vs Real Clarity13:03 Attack The Ideas, Not The Person15:20 Justice And The Hope Of Repentance18:44 Corrie Ten Boom, Wilberforce, Bonhoeffer19:21 Chapter20:33 Bonhoeffer, Hitler And Prayer21:55 The Sniper And Sorrow23:54 Winning Politically, Losing Spiritually25:02 Model It Without Losing Your Humor26:02 Charlie Kirk And The Temptation To Lash Out27:28 Turning The Other Cheek Isn't Weakness28:40 If The Lord Is With You31:34 God Already Loves The People You Don't Like33:31 Most Of Us Never Learned How36:45 "That's Stupid, But I Love That Guy"38:07 Somebody Cuts Me Off In Traffic40:52 If You Want Spiritual Power, Pray42:01 Anger Is Costing You44:16 Building On The Rock45:12 Patriot Mobile- - -LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ericmetaxas#EricMetaxas #TheEricMetaxasShow #News #PoliticsChapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.

Southern Baptist pastor D. Michael Clary talks with Eric about his new book, Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth, and the passive, retreating faith he says has trained many Christians to lose.Clary explains why Jesus said the meek, not the weak, will inherit the earth, and why meekness means strength under control. He also covers what "turn the other cheek" does and doesn't mean (including whether a Christian may defend his home), the difference between real humility and a performance of humility, and why he says the biggest tell about a pastor is what he won't say. Eric adds George Washington as a model of true meekness.D. Michael Clary is founder and lead pastor of Christ the King Church in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Loser Theology is available from Canon Press. Find him at dmichaelclary.com and on X at @DMichaelClary.Eric's books Revolution and Letter to the American Church are available wherever books are sold. Sign up for Eric's newsletter at ericmetaxas.com. Learn more at socratesinthecity.com.⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY'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's ONLY Christian Conservative Wireless Provider: https://patriotmobile.com/partners/me...🏛️ Socrates in the City CRUISE: https://socratesinthecity.com/cruise/00:00 Loser Theology01:12 "A Doormat for Jesus"02:56 Wreckage in a Blue City04:25 "A Blessing of Liberty"08:32 False Humility10:07 The Church and Slavery11:52 Fighting Only Settled Battles16:11 The Gospel-Centered Movement18:24 Not a Doormat for Christ20:07 Meek Is Not Weak21:49 One Moment in Christ's Life23:26 Why One Word Matters24:31 George Washington's Meekness26:28 A Church That Apologizes27:51 What Your Pastor Won't Say29:58 Give This Book to Your Pastor33:28 Turn the Other Cheek33:59 An Intruder in Your Home36:11 Holding Your Pastor to Account38:21 Where to Find Michael Clary- -LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE:    / @ericmetaxas  #EricMetaxas #TheEricMetaxasShow #News #PoliticsChapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.

Recorded the morning after the 2026 midterms. Eric, Kevin McCullough and Rod D. Martin on what happened, why it happened and where Christians go from here. Eric opens with his post comparing this moment to the generals who undercut George Washington in 1776, and with Romans 8:28.Kevin McCullough of That KEVIN Show, back after his Election Day read, argues gas prices drove the result, and why he believes the church needs to be "praying twice as much as we are acting." Then Rod D. Martin, founder and CEO of Martin Capital and author of Trump's New World Re-Order (foreword by Eric), on why he argues the president still holds his full executive power, what Reagan's 1982 midterm loss and 1984 landslide may say about 2028, and why he says many young voters think like victims even when they reject woke ideas.⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY'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's ONLY Christian Conservative Wireless Provider: https://patriotmobile.com/partners/me...🏛️ Socrates in the City CRUISE: https://socratesinthecity.com/cruise/00:00 "A Beautiful Morning"Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.

Recorded on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026. Dr. Willy Rice, the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, on what our choices mean for our grandchildren and the millions of Christians he estimates may not vote, and Kevin McCullough with his Election Day read. Eric opens by saying why he believes not voting is a sin. Then Dr. Rice, pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, for 22 years, explains why he says pastors who stepped back from cultural issues to be more effective "lost our voice," and why he estimates around 30 million evangelicals may not vote. Eric recalls what Dietrich Bonhoeffer said about pastors outside the Confessing Church.Kevin McCullough, host of That KEVIN Show and a Townhall.com columnist, on the House and Senate seats in play, the races in Texas, Michigan, Florida, Ohio and New York, what he says doesn't change even if Republicans lose, and the early returns he's watching: South Carolina, Maine and Florida. Plus the three-word text he says he got from Erika Donalds that morning (Kevin's account).⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY'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's ONLY Christian Conservative Wireless Provider: https://patriotmobile.com/partners/metaxas🏛️ Socrates in the City CRUISE: https://socratesinthecity.com/cruise/LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ericmetaxas#EricMetaxas #TheEricMetaxasShow #News #PoliticsChapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.

An Uber driver who wouldn't turn off the music, a viral AI video of President Trump 'unveiling' a portrait of Jesus that never happened, and former U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin on what he says he found in Jack Smith's emails. First, the ride to the airport, and why Eric prayed for that driver the whole way. Then a conservative friend's post that Eric calls antisemitic, and the "Judas" text that ended the friendship. And an AI video, posted in April 2026 and still circulating, of President Trump pulling back a curtain to reveal a portrait of Jesus. It never happened: the real footage, from a March 2025 Fox News tour, shows the Declaration of Independence. "If you have to lie and play that game, you know you're not serving Jesus." Co-host Chris Himes adds his own run-in with what he calls spiritual warfare, and Eric explains why Jesus is the only answer to real evil.Ed Martin, former director of the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group and former interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, left the Justice Department in August. He talks about the 6 or 7 years he worked alongside Phyllis Schlafly, the January 6 defendants he represented pro bono, why he says "we got to finish the job," and what he says he wants for Lisa Monaco and Jack Smith. He also talks about the D.C. Bar charges against him and his new nonprofit, the Mercy Project, launching Dec. 8, to help ordinary Americans seek clemency.Eric's new book, Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World, is available wherever books are sold. Sign up for Eric's newsletter at ericmetaxas.com. Learn more at socratesinthecity.com.⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY'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's ONLY Christian Conservative Wireless Provider: https://patriotmobile.com/partners/metaxas🏛️ Socrates in the City CRUISE: https://socratesinthecity.com/cruise/LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ericmetaxas#EricMetaxas #TheEricMetaxasShow #News #PoliticsChapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.