Welcome to the Eric Mataxis show.

They say it takes a big man to admit he's wrong.

But I say it takes an even bigger man to admit he's never wrong.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you that bigger man, Eric Mataxis.

Hey, folks, welcome to the Eric Mataxis show. The best part of this show is I get to talk to my friends.

Yes, Pastor Alan Jackson, who is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I've had the honor of speaking from

his pulpit many times, and it is a joy to have him on

this program. Pastor Allen Jackson, welcome. Hey, Eric, it's great to be with you again. How's life in New York?

I have no idea. You know, when people ask me that question, I just say, like, I don't really know.

I know how life is in my apartment because, you know,

it's pretty much the same. And I know how life is going to the airport and flying around the

country. But I mean, it's not like we're spending a ton of time all over New York. New York is

kind of a muted version of New York, which is to say it's not exactly New York yet. But we're

believing God will restore

it eventually. I know that you have a book out, and I want to talk to you about this book, because

you've got a big church in Murfreesboro. As I say, I've been there a number of times. I hope I get to be there

again with you soon, but you teach beautifully in your sermons. And I know that you are also on TBN, which I was really

happy to see. This is a book that I'm holding in my hand called God Bless America Again,

a prophetic perspective. And these are some of your sermons on this very subject.

So what is at the heart of this book when you say, God bless America, again, a prophetic

perspective? Well, I think there's really two components. One, we recognize that we're in the

midst of this most remarkable year. It's like a tsunami of change.

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