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charlie kirk

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I wasn’t alive when MLK or JFK was assassinated, so I was not familiar with that feeling of deep grief and mourning for a public figure I’ve never personally met, until today. I can’t stop weeping. Charlie Kirk was a part of our daily lives. We watched his videos, listened to his podcasts, and deeply admired him for boldly proclaiming the Gospel to everyone – even those who were hateful to him.

Charlie loved Jesus. He loved his family. He loved his country. And he was a profoundly intelligent man who could absorb knowledge at an astounding rate, and seemed to retain it forever. He spoke Truth, was an excellent debater no matter the topic, and he handled tough conversations with grace and respect. He was a strong believer in respectful communication. He said that when we stop talking to each other, we quickly become enemies with those of differing opinions. Charlie believed that it was important to keep the conversations going, and that’s what he was doing on college campuses all over the country.

Charlie was a husband and a father to a 3 year old daughter, and a 1 year old son. He spoke of his family often, beaming with joy. He loved being a dad, and said it changed his whole world for the better. He said that the driving force for everything he did was made abundantly clear when he looked at his children. He wanted a better world for them.

On September 10, 2025, someone decided that Charlie’s voice was too loud. He was brutally murdered on a college campus in Utah, during an event where he was speaking. He was only 31 years old. Our hearts deeply grieve his loss. We grieve for his wife, and the children who won’t get to grow up with their father. We grieve for the parents who lost their child. We grieve for all who knew him and loved him.

But as we mourn his loss, we remember that in his short 31 years, he created something amazing; his testimony and witness to our college youth through TurningPoint USA, is unmatched by any other organization. The ripple effect of his voice and videos will carry on throughout history. Everyone who finds them and watches them will see a man who loved Jesus and was not afraid to share the Truth with everyone. What a legacy!

While we mourn and remember to pray for Charlie’s family, we can rest in the knowledge that he is more alive now than he’s ever been. And One Day, we’ll all be united in eternity, where there is no more mourning, no more sorrow — only pure, unfiltered JOY.

“His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’” – Matthew 25:23 

“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.” – 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-15

With Love in Christ,
Emily
#livelikecharlie

speak now

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Brothers and sisters in Christ:
Don’t tell them about your church.
Don’t tell them about your pastor.
Tell them about your SAVIOR.

Be fearless! Share the GOOD NEWS! Tell someone why you need a Savior, and help them understand why they need one too. Lead them to Christ, and then invite them to worship service so they can hear the Word of God preached as much as possible. This is the Way.

The First Church (beginning with the Apostles), was not commissioned to invite pagans into their worship services. The first evangelists of Christ went out and preached the Gospel, led others to salvation in Christ, baptized them, and then welcomed them into the worshiping congregation as born-again followers of Yeshua (Jesus).

I believe that so much of the struggle inside The Church body today is because Christ followers have gotten lazy, scared, and/or forgot their calling — and I have been guilty of this as well. We haven’t read His Word regularly. We haven’t shared The Gospel with others. Instead, we’ve invited folks in who were not washed in the blood. We wanted the pastors (or someone else) to do all the work. And we are paying for it.

Those unbelievers who were not rooted in Christ have spread lies and half-truths throughout The Church, deceiving and causing confusion, which is never of God. And now The Church is sick, and nearly unrecognizable.

The Church is supposed to be the well body of Christ that goes out into the world with the medicine (The Gospel) the world so desperately needs. All followers of Christ are called to share The Gospel, and -insert PRAISE- we can do so in many different ways.

Some are called to go into cities or universities as street preachers, some stand in church buildings and teach, some travel the globe as mission workers, some write books and blogs, some create videos on social media, etc. There are so many ways to reach people in today’s world of modern technology, and for that I am so thankful!

Regardless of how we’ve been called by God to spread His Gospel (and if you’re not sure, PRAY about it), we are to SPEAK His Truth in love to everyone. He wants to include us so He invites us to actively participate in His ministry. And by choosing to do so, we are blessed.

But friend, our time is running out.

I heard a pastor say recently that we’re not at the “beginning of the end” in the prophetic timeline of events.. we’re actually at the end of the beginning. Meaning, The Church Age is coming to an end, and the great tribulation is about to begin.

Whenever I write my posts, I always pray they’ll find their way to whoever was meant to read them. So I pray this blesses you today, and fills you with a sense of urgency. I truly believe we are at the end of the beginning, and soon The Church will be taken up from this world. I pray you are not here when that light goes out. But if you are, I want you to know that there is still hope for you. His name is Yeshua (Jesus), and He died for us while we were still sinners, so that we might believe in Him, follow Him, and live with Him in eternity. Every day is one day closer to that fulfillment. HALLELUJAH!

Romans 5: 6-9

Love,
Emily

are you sure?

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“Are you absolutely sure?”

It’s a question I have asked myself countless times. I’m always analyzing and questioning. It’s just in my nature. It’s the reason why science has been my favorite subject to study since high school. I need the what, why, how, and when for nearly everything. Professionally, it’s to my benefit. I deal with risk management often, so I am wired to look 4000 yards ahead and see what might derail a project. This makes me a great fit for my job, but also feeds the “question monster.”

God bless my husband, because (most of the time) he deals so patiently with my questioning nature. Anyone else would have surely run away screaming by now. Maybe. 😂 I just can’t shut off my brain; it is hungry and wants to know all the things.

This is where my faith is often tested. While my questioning nature is an asset to my job, it is sometimes an obstacle to my faith. We aren’t meant to know everything about God and His plan right now in this life. There’s a beautiful verse in Deuteronomy that answers so many questions for us:

“The secret things belong to The Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” – Deuteronomy 29:29

Whenever I have questions that can’t be answered, I repeat this scripture to myself, and it brings instant peace and comfort.

But still, for the longest time, there was always one question that I couldn’t answer with 100% certainty or shake off…

“Am I truly saved?”

I mean, I knew the ‘how’ to getting saved. I knew the gospel. But doubt would often creep in and I wanted proof of my salvation. My mind used to question, “If I died right now, am I sure I would I go to Heaven?”

For a long time I didn’t know. I ‘hoped’ I knew, but I wasn’t sure. Even though I believed in Jesus as Messiah and shared the gospel with others, I doubted my own standing with Him. But then one day, thankfully, mercifully, I was reminded that even John the Baptist had doubts. Near the end of his life, when John was arrested and being held in a cell, he sent word to Jesus, asking if HE was the Messiah or if there would be someone else to come. John was afraid and needed reassurance. And Jesus did not rebuke John when he received his question. Jesus simply answered John with proof of His identity, according to the prophetic scriptures that John would surely know:

And He answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” – Luke 7: 22-23

Instantly, I felt better knowing that even someone as great as John the Baptist had doubts. Even after baptizing Jesus, John still doubted. Praise The Lord who understands our weak flesh and our doubts!

As time marched on and I began to seek after The Lord more fervently by reading His Word and listening to Bible-based sermons, I began to hear and understand that unless The Holy Spirit lives inside of you (which is the mark of salvation), lasting and continuous change will not occur.

So I started taking inventory of my life, and I was quickly reminded of all the worldly things I used to enjoy and take part in, that now completely turn my stomach. And the proof was right in front of me:

I am NOT the same person I was.

I used to be in love with the dark. I loved going out to bars with my friends and drinking the night way. I loved all the wrong music, no matter the lyrics. I watched whatever I wanted, no matter the rating or content. I said whatever I wanted to say, whenever I wanted to say it. I did whatever I wanted to do, regardless of the consequences.

But Praise God! I am not this person anymore, and the change that has happened within me is nothing less than the work of The Holy Spirit.

Is my transformation complete? Is this who I will be? Absolutely not. As long as I have breath in my lungs, I am continuously being transformed by The Holy Spirit. Our transformation is not instantaneous; it is a daily and lifelong process. We have to seek The Lord and His will first, placing Him above things that our flesh may want.

“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 1: 6

So if you have doubts about your own salvation, take a look at who you are today and compare that person to who you were before you heard the gospel. What has changed? Are you closer to God now than you were back then? Do you love Him more than you love yourself?

“…Assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in Him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” – Ephesians 4: 21-24

We will never achieve sinless perfection in this life, but The Holy Spirit will never depart from us or stop working on us, as long as we seek first His Kingdom.

Love,
Emily