I do not feel the need to provide my commentary on every breaking news event, but occasionally, there are issues and individuals upon which it is impossible not to reflect deeply. The tragic death of Charlie Kirk yesterday is one of those events. Like 9/11, it will be a reference point for this generation. And it should cause us to consider the cause for which all of us are investing our lives.

While ministering in Southern California this week, I visited the Nixon Presidential Library. Prominently placed on one wall was the famous quote by President Theodore Roosevelt regarding “the man in the arena.” The words seem especially pertinent in light of the strong stand Charlie Kirk took for truth.