Music Monday: Some thoughts and the song “Like Charlie”
Posted By RichC on September 22, 2025
Even those who didn’t know Charlie Kirk, now know who he was and the impact he had particularly on young college age students through his Turning Point USA organization. As an outspoken Christian, he has inspired young people to challenge the secular direction of our society and his assassination illustrates how deep the political and moral divide is in our country and world (my commentary last week).
For Music Monday this week, I wanted to include something that highlighted the emotions most decent Americans should have when people are assassinated for openly debating and sharing their views — violence and killing those you disagree with is not the answer.
During yesterday’s Memorial Service in Arizona (pre-posting this so the link may be dated) which saw huge crowds filling State Farm Stadium and the love and admiration from people lining up early for this 31 year old husband and father was palpable. Fellow citizens gathered with President Trump, VP Vance and many of our nation’s leaders at the memorial service to remember Charlie’s impactful life, but also to celebrate the amazing Godly direction he gave to so many searching young Americans who instinctively know something is messed up in our country. As always, music played a powerful role in helping us process our grief and is a way to honor Charlie’s memory.
| Sarah Beth Terry – “Like Charlie” | 2025 |
Brenda and I heard the song “Like Charlie,” written and sung by Sarah Beth Terry and it was full of emotion. As Christians it gives us hope, yet for his wife Erika and their two children, the sadness brought us to tears. We also watched Charlie’s last interview on Saturday evening and thought how chilling is was to hear him to reference and quote Romans 8:28.
“One of my favorite verses though is Romans 8:28… it says that God works all things for good for those who love him. It’s very freeing and liberating… because we believe that when things can be really bad, God is working it for His good, His perfect and pleasing will.”
“It’s very liberating that God is working all things towards an ultimate good… I don’t have to be in charge of everything. There is a God and I am not him and I surrender to his will.”
Grab a tissue, folks.
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