Dennis Quaid has been a familiar face in Hollywood for years, starring in hits and cult classics such as “Traffic,” “The Parent Trap,” and “Innerspace.” He continues to appear in celluloid productions, but these days he also takes to the stage to praise God.
Quaid, who debuted in the top 15 on Billboard’s Top 200 Christian/Gospel chart shortly after releasing his gospel record “Fallen” in June 2023, shares his faith renewal and rebirth on BlazeTV’s “Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey.” Provided amazing insight into the path back to life. An intimate relationship with God.
The 69-year-old Houston native recently detailed the details of his spiritual rebirth while promoting a new cause.
tv special, tell After a period of disillusionment with his Baptist heritage, he “began asking unanswered questions,” the Christian Post reported.
The Emmy Award-winning actor apparently turned to the East in search of understanding, drawing on the Buddhist Dhammapada, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Koran. Obviously he wasn’t satisfied.
Quaid reexamined the Bible, but remained spiritually stubborn.
“At that time, I too read the Bible from cover to cover and fell in love with the Old Testament. How violent it was. To me at the time, God seemed like a punishing God.” Quaid told the Post. “A lot of it didn’t make sense.”
The actor, who seemed omniscient and disciplined at the time, apparently turned to pleasure and illicit activities, experimenting with drugs. This road was well traveled, and Quaid became addicted to cocaine.
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characteristic This period in Quaid’s life was his “decade in the Hollywood wilderness.”
Quaid hinted at a return to faith at the time, telling the newspaper: “I wasn’t thinking straight at the time. I was trapped in a place, living a life I didn’t want to live but couldn’t escape from.”
Speaking with Allie Beth Stuckey last year, Quaid recalled his perceptions at the time. “I thought I was either going to die or go to jail or lose everything I had…so I tried to straighten myself out, but it still didn’t work.” There it was. The hole never filled — in fact, it became a very deep hole after that. ”
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underlined The headline for Christians was that they had to pry open the Bible again to get out of this hole.
“In 1990, when I got off cocaine, I read the Bible again. I read it when I was a kid, and I read it again. And this time, the red-hot words of Jesus really hit me,” the actor says. said. . “And I think that was exactly the beginning of what I had been looking for all along, and that’s what my mom told me and everyone else.” [told me], but having a personal relationship with Jesus never made sense to me. And of course it has grown over the years. But until then, I couldn’t understand it at all. ”
“I rely on God. I talk to God every day,” Quaid added. “I consult God about my problems, and I thank God for the blessings I have.”
The Quaid made it clear that drugs could never be as satisfying or comforting as religion.
“Everyone has it [void] “They try to fill it with relationships, drugs, money and our deepest desires,” Quaid said. “What we’re really looking for is to fill that…God-sized hole.” ”
Quaid told the Post that after reading the Bible many times, he particularly likes the book of Ecclesiastes, which provides insight into life and morality. However, the Gospel of John appears to be the actor’s favorite Bible text, especially since it emphasizes that Christ is the Logos.
“I think John combines physics and spirituality and explains them in a timeless way,” Quaid said. “He points out a truth that is bigger than we can put into words.”
As a bonus DVD special The actor, who prays with gospel albums, is set to appear in the feature film “Reagan,” about the 40th US president. reportedly It will be released in theaters in late August.
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