I spoke to many people yesterday. Most all of who have worked or did work in the political world for a long time and I find myself in the company of many others mourning the death of Charlie Kirk.
I have not felt such deep grief and loss since Andrew Breitbart suddenly and unexpectedly passed at a time when we needed him most. He too left behind a wife and family of littles.
It was because of Andrew Breitbart (literally) that I have the life I have today. I have loved to write since I learned how. But he was the one who told me I should tell my story and share the stories of others. So I did. It changed the trajectory of my career, my life’s work, and my purpose.
If you knew Andrew, or even knew of him, he was larger than life. He genuinely and completely cared about everyone in the “movement” (as we used to call it) and gladly gave himself and his time.
His passing spurred untold numbers of people to step up and fill the void. I was one of them. I know dozens more who still, over a decade later, pour all they have into the fight for truth and the future of our great nation. His courage and his legacy live on through those who were greatly impacted by his short time here.
While I’m still struggling to process the brazen and brutal murder of Charlie Kirk, I know that his passing will birth an entire new generation of young people to stand up and fight for our nation, our values, and the God we love.
Everywhere Kirk went, lives were changed. He boldly and passionately declared the truth of the Gospel, he disagreed and discussed, but he always cared for the person he was speaking with. He was not interested in being right, he was normalizing disagreement in a time and at venues where doing so was a pastime from a bygone era. And he was murdered for it.
We have two young men who work for us — both of whom came to conservatism, to media, and a desire to be involved in the fight for our country because of Kirk and his organization. His legacy is truly remarkable.
These are frightening times. Uncertain times. Evil is on a rampage — murdering, tormenting, harassing the people who stand firm on the Word of God and who refuse to deny the truth.
Murdering Kirk was not just to destroy one of the most impactful and effective encouragers and thought provokers of a generation, it was to ice discourse, the make scary gathering to discuss, to share, to talk, to disagree, and to dissent.
But you don’t have to be afraid.
After 9/11 (which just happens to be today) there was a saying, that eventually turned into a joke until it became unfashionable — “don’t let the terrorists win.”
Kirk is in the arms of our Savior, so now the fight is ours. It always has been, really.
Fear is nothing more than a feeling that starts as a thought. We can give in to the thoughts, the fear, or we can rule over it.
We can give in to the oppression, to cowards who shoot and run, or we can stand tall, reach in the deep recesses of our soul, and find the courage to proudly cary Jesus to the country, just like Kirk did. We can refuse to cower to the spirit of the age, despite the dictates of broad culture. And we must.
But we sure as hell can’t let the terrorists win.
Vengeance is the Lord’s. And His justice will prevail, whether in this life or the next. But there is no greater path forward than to pick up the torch Kirk lit and run with it. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
Kirk cannot be replaced by one man. But thousands upon thousands carrying his ethos, passion, and vision into future generations can.
I pray for Kirk’s sweet family. That the Lord’s supernatural peace be their constant companion. That He bring restoration and rightness to this situation and to their futures. I pray for everyone who mourns, and for those who don’t, that their hearts would become hearts of flesh and not stone. I pray for grace for our great nation, for leaders who fear the Lord and discern His wisdom and direction.
I’m thankful that we serve a God who makes all things new. Who takes any and every situation and works it out for good. I’m thankful that in all of this horror and heartache, the name of Jesus will be made known coast to coast.
Our nation is desperately broken, but we have a great Healer. “We need Jesus Christ. This nation is sick and it needs a Savior. Jesus is the only way. We need to come back to God as a nation.” — Charlie Kirk
Whoever you are, wherever you are, it’s time to get off the sidelines and get into the game. The only thing we have to lose is everything.
Heartbroken, upset, grieving, but more emboldened and righteously indignant than ever,
KK
#WAR
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