Charlie Kirk's bold legacy lives on and will shape America for years to come

I was scribbling furiously on my oversized yellow legal pad in my Wall Street law office Philosophy theology and current events were splattered across the page It was the summer of New York City was on fire and for the first time I was about to speak on the nationally syndicated Charlie Kirk Show Yes the Charlie Kirk who by day was setting college campuses ablaze with blistering logic and by night was meeting with leaders of the free world Andrew Kolvet Charlie s producer and part-time model not really but he could be called for a pre-show check-in Hey man Charlie just wants me to touch base How big is your New York church again a insufficient hundred Yeah about that I flatly lied The truth was thanks to COVID lockdowns and the exodus to southern states Kings Church NYC was down to a scarce dozen people clinging to survival LAURA INGRAHAM THE CHARLIE KIRK I KNEWI m a pastor and a lawyer an odd combination I know Andrew continued OK cool Log into Zoom and you ll be on with Charlie shortly My mind was racing Don t forget to say thank you Don t forget to mention Erika Don t forget to mention Descartes The monitor flickered and there was Charlie sharp skeptical intense I didn t hesitate I launched into a torrent of ideas analysis and anecdotes In what felt like an instant it was over CHARLIE KIRK S DEVOTION TO CHRIST FUELED HIS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM PASTORS SAY 'HIS MESSAGE WILL NOT BE STOPPED'Then my phone rang Charlie himself That was really great man thank you Can you come voyage with me I thought he was just being polite He wasn t For the next year I traveled the country with him The following year more trips Our friendship grew until he became one of my closest friends ERIKA KIRK'S FIRST SPEECH SINCE HUSBAND'S ASSASSINATION SPARKS MASSIVE TPUSA CHAPTER SURGE NATIONWIDECharlie s initial skepticism wasn t cruelty it was calculation He was a master tactician I met his wife Erika in when she was a real estate broker in Manhattan one of the largest part beautiful graceful people on the planet CHARLIE KIRK DIED AS HE LIVED BOLD UNASHAMED AND ANCHORED IN FAITHWe once dreamed about starting an urban conservative news company for the cool kids Then she met a boy from Phoenix who swept her away That summer of Erika insisted Charlie put me someone with no reputation no support and no platform on his show Charlie wasn t thrilled He had plenty of voices lined up But after Erika s persistence he relented writing FAVOR FOR ERICKA in the notes Hence the reason why he looked skeptical when I appeared on the screen Yet when I describe Charlie to people I say Imagine the greatest NFL coach of all time He knows every play He sees talent places it where it requirements to be and then fights relentlessly for every yard That was Charlie He knew every argument deployed every stock with precision and did it all with mastery CHARLIE KIRK REMEMBERED BY HIS PASTOR AS 'HERO' OF FAITH AFTER UTAH ASSASSINATIONBut behind the sharp edges was kindness He connected with ordinary people constantly A Florida hotel bellman once pulled me aside glowing after meeting Charlie He s so nice in person Another time a vitamin shop erupted when he walked in He especially honored older people with humility and weight something Dennis Prager had instilled in him He even promised my sons future work in the mailroom he laughed I don t waste tools On long flights Charlie peppered me with deep questions about theology marriage raising children Sabbath He once appealed me to work out with him though I hurriedly regretted it At -foot- pounds I thought I could keep up Charlie did three sets for every one of mine He was strong brave and genuinely a good man CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONFaith wasn t a garnish for him it was central He prayed at every meal before every flight and at every board meeting He wasn t a nominal Christian his convictions ran deep And that hope in Christ life eternal set him apart from the hundreds of influencers I met Scripture says Unless a seed falls to the ground and dies it remains alone But if it dies it produces numerous seeds Charlie s life and death will yield a harvest of God-fearing young Americans unlike anything this nation has ever seen His legacy and the legacy of Turning Point USA will spread across the globe Our Lord the master tactician knows every play on the field of humanity Even in tragedy He works all things for good for those who love Him The seed of Charlie s life will be multiplied into a million Charlie Kirks That is the strategy That is my prayer