remembering charlie kirk: the rise of a generation for christ
Almost two weeks ago, Charlie Kirk, the Founder of Turning Point USA, was publicly and gruesomely murdered. An entire generation of young men and women looked up to him as he toured college campuses engaging in debate and standing for truth.
Like many across the country, I have been grieving. I have asked myself, “Why am I struggling with the death of a man I never met?” I was not a loyal follower – just someone who occasionally watched clips of his debates on social media. Yet his death hit like a gut punch. To see someone so young – a husband, a father of two, engaging in peaceful debate – struck down by the bullet of a troubled young man felt like looking in the face of evil.
3 ways to pray for America
Praying for our nation may seem unimportant. In the midst of our most troubled seasons we often make prayer a last resort. If we pray, we tend to pray for ourselves and our circumstances. But what if we brought everything before the Lord? What if we had such a close relationship with Christ that we prayed for not only our personal desires, but for the good of others and our nation as a whole?