Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to America Charlie Kirk finished writing a book just months before he was murdered. This exclusive excerpt is about the importance of observing the Sabbath—and why rest might heal our country.
Charlie Kirk prays at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 5, 2022. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In the final years of his life, Charlie Kirk wrote a book. It’s about the importance of observing the Sabbath in our increasingly frenetic age; of resisting, for one day a week, your smartphone, your work, the distractions of modern life—and dedicating yourself to what’s truly important. Stop, In the Name of God will be published posthumously on December 9. We’re honored to share an exclusive excerpt with you today. But first, there is no one better to introduce Charlie’s final message to America than his widow, Erika Kirk. —The Editors
This article is featured in Culture and Ideas. Sign up here to get an update every time a new piece is published. In July of this year, our family was on vacation in Maine. We take only one family vacation a year, for about a week and a half. One night, Charlie came down the stairs, looked at me, gave me a huge hug, and said: “I finished the book.” “I’m so proud of you,” I responded. And he said, “I pray it changes the world. But even if it changes just one person’s life, then I know that I did my job.”...
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