Well, today you're going to hear about one of the most relevant books for the church today.

You do not want to miss today's episode.

Dr. Erwin Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of the Moody Church, where he served as senior pastor

for 36 years.

He's the featured speaker on three radio programs that are heard on more than 1,000 outlets

in the United States and around the world.

Dr. Lutzer is also an award-winning author on numerous books, including the amazing book that

we're going to be talking about today.

He has literally spoken around the world, and Dr. Lutzer and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area and have three grown children and eight amazing grandchildren.

Dr. Lutzer, welcome to the Prophecy Prose podcast. How are you doing today?

I'm doing very well, and thank you so much for this dialogue as we attempt to help believers during this very troubling and confusing time.

Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah, that's definitely why we've got you here. And I've had the chance to read a few chapters of your book, and I cannot wait. I'm going away this weekend for a speaking gig. Actually, Jeff and I are both,

will both be in Texas, but I'll have some downtime. So on the plane, so I finished to, I plan to finish

the book by the time I get home. I can't wait to read the rest of it. Just to give our listeners a little

context for your book, we will not be silenced. I want to read a paragraph from the back of the book that explains the reason and the purpose for this amazing work. It says, and we will not be silenced, Dr. Irwin Lutzer prepares you to live out

your convictions against a growing tide of hostility, gain a better understanding of non-believers

legitimate hurts and concerns regarding issues like racism, sexism, and poverty, and identify

the toxic responses secular culture

disguises as solutions. In the process, you'll see how you can show compassion and gentleness

to those outside the faith without affirming their belief. Without, with that long setup,

Dr. Lutzer, share a little bit about the book and kind of what led you to write it,

how this all transpired. I wrote the book, We Will Not Be Silenced when I began to realize

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