Fox News host Sean Hannity interviewed Erika Kirk on his show Monday, discussing her late husband’s book “Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life,” which was released Tuesday.
“I would think any scholar would be impressed by the scholarship behind this,” Hannity, impressed with the book’s message, told Kirk at the outset of the interview. “The second thing that stood out about this is, wow, what a powerful message that he’s sending, turn off your phone, Friday night at sunset. don’t turn it back on till saturday night at sunset. I think that could be shocking to most people. How did it work in your life?”
“Well, let me just explain first how much time and effort went into this book. Charlie would not — he didn’t write this book without doing what he’s talking about in this book,” Kirk responded. “That’s not the way he operates.”
“He talked about how that’s real rest. It’s not television, or binge watching: it means present with your family,” Hannity also noted about the book.
Ms. Kirk emphasized the importance of being present during days of rest. She recommended being “present with your family, present with the lord,” and, especially, gaining rest.
“Rest your brain. Rest your heart. Rest your soul. We’re not machines. We have souls. We’re here to make a difference, and, you can’t hear from the lord, if you’re being inundated constantly from other people trying to take your attention away from…the ultimate goals. How are you able to make decisions for your family, your company, and xyz if you’re inundated.? We talked about this earlier, busyness. That’s not the same as being productive,” she said.
Kirk said the convictions laid out in “Stop in the Name of God,” provide her husband’s “final message,” which was one that he lived out in his life.
“Again, he did not just write this book. He lived it. So when you feel something so deeply and you’ve experienced it and you have lived it, you want to be able to tell other people, look this will change your life. I know it might sound simple. But sometimes the best answers are the most simple ones. It is truth.”
“This is what I’m trying to express to people,” she continued.
“This is Charlie’s last book. So people can write books all about my husband and what he believed and what he said and analyze his videos. These are his words, and when you read them you feel him come to life. It’s powerful.”
The full interview can be watched here.
