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At her husband’s memorial service, Mrs. Charlie Kirk did more than just honor her husband. She outlined great lessons of the Christian life which they had learned together and put into practice. Some quotes from her remarks:
Erika Kirk Understands Leadership
“To all the men watching around the world, accept Charlie's challenge and embrace true manhood. Be strong and courageous for your families. Love your wives and lead them. Love your children and protect them. Be the spiritual head of your home. But please be a leader worth following by your wife.”
Erika Kirk Understands Marriage
“Wives, be virtuous. Our strength is found in God's design for our role. We are the guardians. We are the encouragers. We are the preservers. Guard your heart. Everything you do flows from it. And if you're a mother, please recognize that is the single most important ministry you have. In our home, because Charlie traveled a lot, we tried to travel with him where we could. But I made sure that when Charlie returned from work, it was his sacred landing place away from the worries of the world. I didn't make him feel guilty for being away too long or too much. Or getting home too late. I always told him home is here for you and it'll be ready for you. And I made it into this place where he wanted to be as soon as possible when he was on the road.”
Erika Kirk Understands Discipleship
“All of you who are already believers: It is your job to shepherd these [new converts who are responding to the revival.] Do not take that lightly. Water the seed of their faith. Protect it and help it grow.”
Erika Kirk Understands Faith
“Charlie knew that faith was a habit. The more you live it, the more it grows. But know this too. The seed has only just been planted. The enemy will tempt you the most in a time like this one. God will always be there for you. But you must choose to mark your soul again and again in the direction of Christ. Pray again. Read the Bible again. Go to church next Sunday and the Sunday after that. And break free from the temptations and shackles of this world. Being a follower of Christ is not easy. It's not supposed to be.”
“I do not say that democracy has been more pernicious on the whole, and in the long run, than monarchy or aristocracy. Democracy has never been and never can be so durable as aristocracy or monarchy; but while it lasts, it is more bloody than either. … Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history. Those passions are the same in all men, under all forms of simple government, and when unchecked, produce the same effects of fraud, violence, and cruelty. When clear prospects are opened before vanity, pride, avarice, or ambition, for their easy gratification, it is hard for the most considerate philosophers and the most conscientious moralists to resist the temptation. Individuals have conquered ...
Writes Laurence Vance, "Here are the things that Pete Hegseth should have said about the military. Anything less is just death and destruction as usual with a little more masculinity and a little less wokeness:
The military will no longer fight wars that are not constitutionally declared.
The military will no longer serve as the president’s personal attack force.
The military will no longer police the world.
The military will no longer fight unjust wars.
The military will no longer make widows and orphans.
The military will no longer carry out reckless, belligerent, and meddling foreign policy.
The military will no longer station troops all over the world.
The military will stop helping to create terrorists, insurgents, and militants.
The military will stop going where they have no business going.
The military will no longer invade other countries.
The military will no longer fight unnecessary wars.
The military will no longer pretend to defend our freedoms.
The military will close all of its foreign...
