A Guest Post from Lorelei Bradley
NOTE: Lorelei originally wrote this post for a slightly different context so it’s a different format than my blog posts, but we’re leaving it how it is as I think it’s important for people to see this message.
OTHER NOTE: Sorry for posting on Monday instead of last Friday. I literally have no excuse. I will be posting an update on my blog post schedule soon though.
At this point, I’m sure most—if not all—of you have heard about the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. This heartbreaking event has shaken not only our nation, but the entire world. Yet, even in this darkness, God has used evil for good. Charlie’s death amplified his message, spreading it further than ever before. His killer may have tried to silence him, but instead, they made his voice echo louder.
From the age of eighteen, Charlie dedicated his life to Turning Point USA—a company built to help teens engage in politics because he believed in the power of young people. People like us. We’re writers, and that means we carry a unique gift: the ability to put into words what others cannot. It’s a gift we must use to continue Charlie’s mission—to share the gospel and show the world what the youth are capable of. Charlie Kirk was the first Christian martyr in the United States of America in decades. he died for his beliefs and for his country. Now we are the next generation, the one’s who must continue Charlie’s legacy—carry on his message to ensure that his death wasn’t in vain and that his legacy lives on.
Charlie left behind, a wife, young children, a grieving nation, and a world that desperately needed to hear his message. And now, through his death, it finally is. But this isn’t just about honoring Charlie—it’s about honoring the message he lived and died for: the death and resurrection of Christ. This is bigger than the fight between two political parties, bigger than the left and right. This is about the death of a man who never hurt anyone, who only spoke—and spoke the message of the gospel no less. He lost his life for that.
I believe, with near certainty, that if someone asked Charlie if his death would mean the furthering of his message and the gospel, he would have said that he would be more than happy for God to take him home. So now I ask you: Would you? Would you die for what you believe? Would you even stand up for it? We have the chance to act now. To speak. To write. To live boldly. So what will you do? How will you carry the torch? How will you be like Charlie—and ultimately like Christ?
