The Shadow of Death: A Nigerian Missionary on Charlie Kirk and the Cost of the Gospel

Charlie Kirk, whether you loved his conservative style or rolled your eyes at his controversies, modeled something many pastors need to recover: a bold refusal to be silenced. He walked into hostile environments, college campuses that felt less like lecture halls and more like Roman Colosseums where crowds cheered as lions tore Christians apart, and spoke truth without flinching. Was he mocked? Yes. Threatened? Repeatedly. Dismissed? Constantly. But he kept showing up.