Ep 1393 | A Year Without Charlie: What Christians Need to Remember
September 9, 2026
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5 min readA Year Without Charlie: What Christians Need to Remember
On September 1, 2024, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University during a Turning Point USA event. He was 32 years old. One year later, Allie Beth Stuckey devotes this episode not just to remembering him, but to drawing a specific lesson from his death: that Christians should see the evil directed at people like Charlie not as a reason for despair, but as confirmation that they are on the right side of a spiritual battle. "What an incredible honor," she says. "May we all be so courageous and so bold and so effective and so faithful and so obedient to the Lord and so relentless in the pursuit of his glory that when we die, all of God's enemies cheer."
The Day Itself and What Followed
Stuckey walks through her own experience of learning about the shooting. She was driving to a doctor's appointment when her publicist texted that Charlie Kirk had been shot. Her first instinct was denial—people exaggerate things on X. She called a mutual friend, who answered sobbing, and that is when she knew it was real. She pulled over, called her husband, called her father. The family was out of the country, and her father's response was characteristic: "Calm down. What's going on?" She and her husband ended up sitting on the floor of their closet, sobbing and praying.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **A Year Without Charlie: Opening Reflections** - Allie Beth Stuckey opens a somber episode marking the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's murder on a Utah college campus, framing the discussion around remembering the tragedy and drawing spiritual encouragement from it.
- 2 (14:11) **The Enemy's Celebration: Mockery and Darkness on Display** - Stuckey presents examples of the left's ongoing mockery of Charlie's murder, arguing this reveals a spiritual war that Christians must recognize.
- 3 (23:31) **Remembering Who Charlie Was: An Encourager and a Fighter** - Stuckey contrasts the darkness of the enemy's celebration with the light of Charlie's character, sharing personal stories of his mentorship and encouragement.
- 4 (30:02) **A Call to Prayer for the Kirk Family** - Stuckey directs listeners to pray for Charlie's widow Erica and his two young children as they continue to navigate their grief and the legal process.
- 5 (32:21) **Justice Update: Tyler Robinson to Stand Trial** - Stuckey provides an update on the legal case, detailing the judge's ruling that the accused will stand trial on all seven charges, including aggravated murder with the possibility of the death penalty.
- 6 (42:36) **Charlie's Compassionate Witness: A Clip of Grace and Truth** - Stuckey plays a clip of Charlie gently but uncompromisingly counseling a transgender young person, demonstrating his method of combining truth with compassion.
- 7 (44:36) **The Aftermath: Revival and Division** - Stuckey describes the surge of interest in Christianity and the Bible immediately following Charlie's death, including tributes at sports events and a 36% increase in Bible sales.
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Show Notes
This week marks one year since Charlie Kirk’s brutal murder at Utah Valley University. From the start, many radicals took to the internet in celebration of his death, and many wondered, heartbroken, what a world without Charlie would look like. Allie revisits how she learned of his death and looks at the past year since he has been gone: the truth, the trial, conspiracy theories, and, ultimately, his legacy. Allie also shares the impact that Charlie had on her career and voice in the conservative movement and the personal encouragement that he generously offered to so many. As the internet continues to fill with videos celebrating the “Kirkaversary” and mocking his name, Allie looks at why this hatred should actually be a source of encouragement to Christians. Many are asking who will take up Charlie's mantle, but the reality is that no one will ever be able to replace who he was: the fearless American patriot, eloquent debater, broadcaster, political advocate, husband, father, and friend. Allie looks at the revival his death brought to the country with the surge of Bibles sold as well as rise in men attending church. Charlie ran the race put before him, and now he is in the presence of the one he loved best and worked so hard to share with others. Allie encourages believers that despite the growing confusion and darkness in the wake of his murder, they must follow Charlie’s example and continue with confidence, speaking the truth boldly and treating people with kindness and respect.
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Time Codes
0:00 Introduction
3:25 When Allie Heard the News
18:12 The Left Celebrated Charlie’s Death
23:45 Who Charlie Kirk Was
32:33 Will Tyler Robinson Receive Justice?
46:56 The Post-Assasination Revival
50:36 Fallout on the Right
57:56 How Charlie’s Death Spread God’s Word
1:06:03 Was Charlie a Martyr?
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