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'Bonhoeffer'
Author Eric Metaxas Headlines National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC,
Proclaims 'This is ... a Bonhoeffer Moment'
Contact: Jason Jones, Publicist, 615-306-8627, jjones@thomasnelson.com, Twitter: @Book_Publicist
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Eric Metaxas, author of the New York Times bestselling 'Bonhoeffer:
Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy' (Thomas Nelson, 2010), offered a rousing keynote
speech at today's National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., urging the
assembled audience of over 3,500 leaders from the United States and around the
world -- including President Barack Obama and first lady, Michelle -- to follow
the example of the martyred German pastor in boldly living their faith and
loving both their enemies and the 'least of these' -- including political
opponents, minorities and the unborn. He finished by leading the assembled in a
rendition of 'Amazing Grace'.
Metaxas introduced at 34:00 - LINK:
www.c-spanvideo.org/program/NationalPrayerBreak
Metaxas had the audience -- and President Obama -- in
uproarious laughter throughout, but particularly when, in referencing his
624-page bestselling biography of Bonhoeffer and handing it to the President, he
said " ... President George W. Bush read this. So ... no pressure."
The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual event held in Washington, D.C., on
the first Thursday of February. The event -- which is actually a series of
meetings, luncheons, and dinners -- has taken place since 1953 and has been held
at least since the 1980s at the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Previous keynote speakers have included, among others, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pop star Bono and Mother Theresa.