7 Ways to Protect Our Youth From Evil

 

The shooting of Charlie Kirk has really jarred me. Truth be told, I did not even know who he was until the news about his assassination. My older sons already knew him, however. And ever since then, Instagram has flooded my feed with his videos. What I see is a young man who cared passionately about our young adults because of his faith. He saw the rising depression, anxiety, and lack direction in our youth and wanted to do something about it. He was willing to give them an alternative perspective than what 98% of college campuses espouse. And he was killed for it. 

Colleges used to teach us how to think, not what to think. Difference of opinion used to be valuable—it challenges us to think differently or solidifies our perspective—now, it's a threat to shut down. The two sides of our government vilify each other, the media feeds us a constant stream of opinion rather than simple facts, and our colleges are political centers of unrest. And out of this dangerous cauldron is the smoke of a new form of domestic terrorism that's no longer spurred by ideology, but rather generalized hatred and desire for social unrest: nihilistic violent extremism. This is evil.

My prayer is that well-meaning Christians on both sides of the aisle arise and say enough is enough. I pray that we can find each other again under the banner of Jesus Christ. Our love for Christ, who has redeemed our soul, is enough to spur an outstretched hand. I once heard it said that faith is the bird who sings at dawn while it is still dark, because it can sense the light. Sense the light. Run to it. Let the revival that's brewing do something new, do something different to your soul. 

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