07/20/2026
For years, Larry Sanger built a reputation as one of the internet's leading thinkers.
As the co-founder of Wikipedia, he helped create one of the world's largest sources of knowledge.
Yet after decades of studying philosophy, skepticism, and reason, he came to a surprising conclusion.
He became a Christian.
In a detailed public testimony, Sanger revealed that after years identifying as an agnostic and a skeptical philosopher, he now believes in Jesus Christ.
His journey was not driven by emotion or a dramatic vision.
It began with questions.
Raised in a Christian home, Sanger gradually lost his faith as a teenager, convinced belief in God was irrational. He pursued philosophy, earned a doctorate, and spent years examining ideas with relentless intellectual curiosity.
But over time, something began to trouble him.
He realized he had carefully examined countless worldviews, yet had never seriously examined Christianity on its own terms.
"What if I had never given Christianity a fair hearing?" he began to wonder.
That question changed everything.
Years later, he picked up the Bible, initially believing it was simply the most influential book in Western history and therefore worth reading.
What he discovered surprised him.
Instead of finding a collection of disconnected stories, he found a remarkable unity and coherence that he had never expected.
He eventually committed himself to reading the entire Bible through a 90-day plan, studying theology, wrestling with difficult questions, and praying honestly to God.
His faith did not appear overnight.
It grew slowly through Scripture, careful study, and sincere seeking.
Reflecting on his conversion, Sanger admitted it was not dramatic.
"There was no mind-blowing experience," he explained. Instead, he came to faith gradually, reluctantly, and thoughtfully.
His testimony reminds us of an important biblical promise.
"You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13.
In a world where many assume faith and reason cannot coexist, Sanger's story offers a different perspective.
Christianity has never feared honest questions.
Again and again throughout Scripture, God invites people to seek, ask, knock, and discover truth.
No amount of education can replace knowing Christ.
At the same time, sincere investigation does not have to lead someone away from God. Sometimes it leads directly to Him.
Larry Sanger now encourages others to read the Bible for themselves.
That may be the greatest lesson from his story.
Before accepting someone else's opinion about Jesus, open the Scriptures personally.
You may discover, just as he did, that the greatest truth is not found merely in gathering knowledge.
It is found in knowing the One who declared,
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life." John 14:6.
