Charlie Kirk:
A Lament, and a Call to Arms

he assassination of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy on every level: a young life cut short, a wife and small children left without a husband and father, an outstanding conservative Christian leader cut down.

My heart is breaking because of this.

But as a soldier, duty compels me to focus on the ongoing battle. That, I am confident, is what Charlie would want us to do, and what God wants us to do. “The king is dead, long live the king.” In the West, when a leader is no longer able to fight, command instantly transfers to the next in rank. Who will, who can take the place of Charlie Kirk?

The plain answer is, no one. No one has Charlie Kirk’s unique blend of gifts and qualities that made him the leader he was. But God is calling you with your unique blend of gifts and abilities, to take up his mantle of leadership. God is not calling you to copy his style; none of us can do that. But He is calling upon you to commit yourself to becoming the best Christian activist you can possibly be.

I’m an old soldier. In a few weeks I’ll be 80. I will fight to my last breath, but my days are numbered.

And so, with God’s approval I hope, I’m calling upon each of you, and especially the young people, to raise up 1,000 Charlie Kirks to reinvigorate the conservative Christian movement with your own unique qualities. Please pray and ask God to show you what He would have you do.

In this way, we can say of Charlie Kirk, as God said of Abel, “he being dead yet speaketh” (Hebrews 11:4)