News From the Frontlines: September 12th, 2026
Even a year later, I still find myself thinking about Charlie Kirk often. Having never met the man—though one day, all thanks to God, I trust I will—both his life and death have nonetheless impacted me, not to mention countless others. In this week’s edition of News From the Frontlines, I have a few recommendations pertaining to Charlie’s legacy, as well as an article reflecting on the goodness of God in light of tremendous evil (be it Charlie’s murder or, in this case, 9/11), a few pieces about fatherhood, and more.
On days (and weeks) like this one, let us draw comfort from Romans 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Indeed, praise God for His power, goodness, inscrutable wisdom, and love.
News From the Frontlines:
Recommended Reading, Listening, & Watching
September 10th marked one year since Charlie went home to be with the Lord after he was brutally murdered. In this piece, Owen Strachan reflects on Charlie’s life, death, faith, and ongoing legacy. “There is nothing neat and tidy about Charlie Kirk’s killing. It is awful. It is wrong. As Christians, we have categories for this. We do not follow an undisturbable Savior who never felt anything. We follow a Savior, totally and truly human, who wept over the death of Lazarus (John 11:35). Grief raged within him. He did not immediately stuff it down or quiet it. He expressed it, and so can we.”
Jeremy Boreing (co-founder and former CEO of The Daily Wire) and Christian apologist Frank Turek (Cross Examined) sit down for an extended and thoughtful conversation about their friend, Charlie Kirk. When I became a believer as a teenager, I often frequented Turek’s videos on Christian apologetics. It wasn’t until after Charlie’s death that I discovered Turek was mentoring Kirk on better defending the faith during his campus events, and that he was in fact right beside him the day he was murdered. Jeremy’s surname aside, this interview is anything but ‘boring.’
“Every day that you and your loved one climb into a car, you’re one reckless or drunk driver away from your worst nightmare. Yet we need not live in fear of such imagined terrors. Because we know God is good. And with just an ounce of imaginative faith, we realize that we only walk by the gravity of his gracious providence.”
You don’t have to be an English or History major to appreciate this piece over at The Gospel Coalition. “Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament from the original Greek became the foundation of all English Bible translation until the middle of the 20th century (when dynamic equivalence introduced an alternative to Tyndale’s philosophy of translation). When Tyndale’s smuggled book infiltrated English society, people were converted and the doctrines of the Reformation were established. But Tyndale also effected a revolution in the English language. The common saying ‘no Tyndale, no Shakespeare’ has become a byword among scholars of the English language. The flowering of English at the end of the 16th century would have been impossible without the linguistic wheels that Tyndale set in motion at the beginning of the century.”
While I believe there is more to the epidemic of perpetual singleness among young Christian men, this article raises a handful of points nonetheless. “There is currently a lively discussion about the dating crisis amongst younger adults, especially young men. We’ve been trying to figure out the causes. Some say it’s cell phones. Some say it’s video games and pornography. Others blame feminism. But what if one of the other reasons women don’t seem to be interested in GenZ and Gen Alpha men is that they are simply boring.”
Speaking of fatherhood and raising children: “As fathers we need to remember, if God’s word isn’t alive and treasured in our own hearts, we will have very little eternal value to pass on to our children. Indeed, many things compete for a father’s heart these days: long hours at work, sports, endless entertainment, and all the weird hobbies. These things can easily take over a father’s heart without him even realizing it.”
Granted, the Fourth of July was two months ago, but so long as we’re still in 2026, we’re still in the 250th year of the United States of America. This past week in particular, there were a few eventful, though mournful, anniversaries that passed America by, be it the 25th anniversary of 9/11 or the aforementioned first year since Kirk’s assassination. With that in mind, perhaps we can end on a cheerful note? Here are 25 films that are quintessentially American—how many have you seen?
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