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The brother of the late conservative talk radio king Rush Limbaugh has described his heartwarming journey from Christian skeptic to a true believer in a recently released book he co-wrote with his daughter.
David Limbaugh and Christen Limbaugh Bloom reveal in the book, “The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament,” which was released by Regnery in September and was a year in the making, saw them both share “their passion for the Bible and their faith, as well as the forces that brought them together,” Fox News reported.
The outlet noted further: “In the book, the pair examine Paul’s final seven epistles, known as the prison epistles, which he wrote while he was in jail in Rome — and the pastoral epistles, which he wrote to his understudy evangelists, Timothy and Titus. They convey the meaning of living in the light of the Resurrection. The authors also offer commentary and interactive prayers for readers throughout. Throughout, they also convey that the Bible — which can seem intimidating to people who haven’t explored it perhaps as much as they’d like to, or as close as they’d like to — is much more approachable and accessible than many people think.
“One of the reasons I decided to start writing Christian books is because I know what it’s like to be a skeptic. I know what it’s like to be intimidated by the Bible — and I also know what it’s like to overcome that skepticism and intimidation,” David Limbaugh told Fox News.
“And I learned through teaching Sunday school, once I became enthusiastic about scripture, that you can really relate it to people on a lay level and ignite passion in them by trying to explain a little about what the Bible is all about. That is really one of our main goals of the book: to encourage people and inspire people to read scripture itself,” he added.
The two authors “explain the biblical narrative, in their own words — without being presumptuous, because we’re not formal, trained experts — what it all means,” Limbaugh noted.
They both “share commentary” as well in an attempt to explain to readers just how important and accessible the Bible actually is, and “to help people overcome any obstacles and to dive into it all for themselves, so it can be a guide to them for life,” he added.
Bloom explained that she “was raised in a Christian home” by both of her parents and that she read the Bible often as she grew up. However, it wasn’t until later that she developed a full appreciation for it.
“It wasn’t until college, really, that I learned for myself that there is an opportunity in reading the Bible to really hear from God personally,” she told Fox News.
“I think if people approach the Bible with the understanding that it’s the word of God for them — that it’s God speaking into their lives — then it’s an invitation for them to have a conversation with God by reading his word,” she said.
Bloom also said that when people read the Bible and are either confused about something in it or have some questions, “it’s OK to pause while reading the Bible and pray to God, and ask him, ‘What does this mean?'”
She added: “We can treat it as a conversation with God — and know that we are not alone when we read the Bible.”
“God is literally right there with you,” she noted further.
Limbaugh agreed and said: “By impressing upon readers that it truly is the word of God — that we take scripture, truly, as the word of God — then others might say for the first time in their lives, ‘Wow, it really could be.’ There’s all the more incentive for them to read the Bible. We stress that it’s over and over.”
Of his daughter, the Missouri-based attorney said: “She’s so much more advanced theologically and in the Bible, than I was at her age — that came later for me … She took to her faith. She’s naturally spirit-filled and a prayer warrior. And she’s so articulate, naturally, when she talks to God.”
“She’s been an inspiration to me and drawn me closer to God as I watched her grow in that way,” Limbaugh said.
