Famous actor Dennis Quaid has made a number of public statements about his faith in Jesus Christ. The star of “Reagan” recently sat down with Matt and Laurie Crouch on TBN’s Praises, where he discussed his Christian faith in detail during the interview.
Growing up in Texas, Quaid noted how he was raised in a Southern Baptist church. “I was born in Houston, and a Southern Baptist, you know, growing up First Baptist Church downtown Houston, and then switched over to Bel Air Texas. But you know is that in the 50s and 60s, it was like was such a great time to be a kid in this country,” he said.
However, as the 50s and early 60s came to pass, a new wave of culture was ushered into the younger generation. During this time, Quaid’s faith began to be tested. “And in my teen years, I became disillusioned with what I call churchianity, I guess, you know. And it was also late 60s, early 70s. There was a lot of other things that were, you know, pulling it at this country,” he said.
The actor recounted how he began to explore other religions outside of the truth in Christianity. “And I got into, I read a book called Sidharth. I got into reading about other religions, Hinduism. I want to run the world. I read the Bhagavad Gita, the Dhammapada. I’d read the Bible, you know, cover to cover, and read the Quran,” he said.
Quaid continued depicting the late 60s and 70s, stating, “And I, you know, there was a drug culture at the time. You know, back in the 60s and 70s, there was the drug culture that was going on there. It was about expanding your mind. You know, it was like a spiritual experience,” before acknowledging his prior marijuana use.
However, the actor discovered a timeless truth about exploring the fruitless offerings of hedonism: they will never fill the void of purpose in one’s heart. “As you know, I wound up, and you know, things are, it’s all about really filling that hole, that empty hole,” he said. Quaid emphasized that, as many are discovering in the modern age, the impermanent, material things of the world can never substitute a relationship with God.
After eventually getting out of rehab, Quaid found himself revisiting the Bible. “And I went back and I read the Bible again, my goodness, and what that would have been 1990 1992 right around there. And it this time, it was the red words of Jesus in the New Testament that really hit me. And that was the beginning of my personal relationship with Jesus Christ,” he said.
During the spiritual journey of many Christians, they will often experience peaks and valleys. Quaid noted, “Even at our lowest point, saying, Yeah, well, Jesus is on the cross. Was that’s crying out to God, because God was silent even in death. And it’s, it’s a stress test, I guess, in a way too, isn’t it? You were talking about faith. You don’t know. How do you know you have faith until it’s called upon, called upon that stress point.”
Watch the interview below:
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