After Charlie Kirk’s memorial, many Christian leaders began raising the possibility that we are witnessing the beginnings of a revival. While we do well to pray that the Lord would be pleased to pour out his Spirit in revival, it’s too early to say whether we are in the midst of one. It takes time to discern such things. But still, it’s worth asking whether we would recognize a real revival if there was one? What would a revival look like? Would it simply be a whole lot of people showing up in a stadium to mourn a martyr? Or would a genuine move of the Spirit result in more…
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Why Is John’s Gospel So Different from the Others?
One of the great ironies of the Gospel of John: The Greek version of this gospel is on the level of “See spot run.” It’s some of the easiest and most basic Greek that you will read anywhere. And yet, John fills these simple expressions with the most profound statements of Jesus’ identity and divine nature. It’s no wonder that the Nicene Creed is so indebted to the words of John’s Gospel. As I have been preaching through this book, I have told our congregation that the Gospel of John is like an ocean. There are parts of it that are shallow enough for a toddler to splash around in…
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A Hip-Hop Song Based on My Blog Post
A former student named Timur Nesbitt wrote rap lyrics based on my previous post about the Charlie Kirk funeral. Then he used SUNO Studios for the beat and vocals. You can listen to the result below. Thanks for sharing, Timur! TimurNesKZ · That Young Man… I Forgive Him
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Sometimes the Results of Our Ministry Appear Many Years Later
From Wayne Grudem: “Sometimes the results of our ministry appear many years later: In 1982, when our oldest son Elliot was in 3rd grade, Margaret began to think that we needed a Christian school in the north suburban Chicago area (there were none near us). As we talked, I agreed with her. We began to talk with other parents and soon we formed a committee to address the possibility of founding a Christian school. After many presentations at many churches and in many homes, Christian Heritage Academy opened in 1984 in Northbrook, Illinois with 59 students in grades K-6. The school now has moved to nearby Northfield, Illinois, and has over 400…
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Charlie Kirk’s Complementarian Legacy
On this episode of the CBMW Podcast, Colin Smothers, Jon Swan, and I discuss Charlie Kirk’s legacy, memorial service, and his widow Erika’s extraordinary complementarian challenge to men and women. You can listen on Apple podcasts or Spotify (linked below) or watch the YouTube version (also linked below).
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A Shooting and a Harrowing Night in Washington, D. C.
Every year in September, I take my pastoral interns to a pastor’s conference in Washington, D.C. Every year, we stay on Capitol Hill in the home of some friends and very gracious hosts. This year’s trip was just this past weekend. For reasons that have nothing to do with the conference, our visit was unlike any I’ve ever experienced before. On Saturday night a little after 10pm, there was a shooting outside the home in which we were staying. Two of my interns were upstairs and heard the shots. Five of us downstairs watching football didn’t hear anything. One of the interns upstairs (whose name is Chris) also heard someone…
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That Young Man… I Forgive Him
I can’t stop thinking about the Charlie Kirk memorial that I watched earlier this evening. I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like it. When have we ever seen the Vice-President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and many other high public officials speak of their faith in Christ? It was even more stunning that such high officials shared the platform with the likes of us “low church” evangelicals. But there it was. I have no illusions about what that gathering was. It was less of a church service than it was a political rally. Nevertheless, many of the Christians who…
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SBTS Professors Reflect on the Life and Death of Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk had a gift for communicating a Christian conservative vision to the the rising generation of young people, especially to college students. He was very effective, and his influence was vast. Our campus at Boyce College and Southern Seminary is no exception to that influence. Indeed, some of our students convened their own prayer vigils last night as a consequence of the shooting. All that to say, many of our students — especially at the College — have been impacted by Kirk’s life and horrified by his murder. For this reason, Dr. Mohler set aside the normal chapel program to have a time of reflection and discussion on the…
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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk (1993-2025)
Late this afternoon, one of my students stopped me in a parking lot at Boyce College and asked if I had heard the news. I had been teaching for hours at that point and told him I hadn’t heard anything. So he informed me that Charlie Kirk had been shot and was fighting for his life in the hospital. My student then described in violent detail what had happened. The videos were all over social media, and he had seen the horrifying spectacle with his own eyes. He also asked me to pray—which I did as I hurried to my vehicle to get my phone out and see the news…
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Violence in Charlotte and Men Without Chests
On this episode, Jon, Denny, and Colin discuss the senseless murder of a young Ukrainian woman, Iryna Zarutska, on the public transit of Charlotte, NC, and how it points to a cultural need for what C.S. Lewis called “men with chests.”
