In early June of 2018, Charles Krauthammer sent a note to his friend and former colleague Bret Baier. Later that night as the host of Special Report on Fox News, This message served as a way to say goodbye as Charles was informed by doctors of bad news. Bret read Krauthammer’s own words revealing his cancer returned and death was imminent. Two weeks later Charles Krauthammer passed away as Fox News aired an hour long special to honor and remember the life of their former employee.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer, Psalm 19:14.
I never followed politics until my father introduced me to Charles Krauthammer. Krauthammer was a renown syndicated columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner while writing for the Washington Post and regular guest as a special panelist on Fox News. After watching the documentary In His Words, I learned two things about the life of Charles Krauthammer. The first is that his transformation from a liberal to Reagan conservative is similar to the journey C.S. Lewis experienced. While trying to prove God does not exist through science, Lewis realized the error of his way, converting to Christianity. Likewise, Krauthammer began to reconsider his political views, persuaded by conservatism to abandon his former beliefs.
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear, Ephesians 4:29.
The last thing I observed from this special on the life of Charles Krauthammer was the meticulous methods applied to each article written. Unable to type as a paraplegic, Charles spoke into a tape recorder, had a clerk transcribe his words and slept before waking up with fresh eyes before completing the final edit. During the final segment of this piece, Charles talked about the power of words. Reflecting on previous articles, Krauthammer believed that everyone once in a while, writers place all their words in the perfect order. When this happens, journalists are able to nudge the world in a desired direction. This principle holds true for Christians as when the Bible is applied to current problems in life, the Holy Spirit can nudge lost souls toward the gates of heaven. May these words inspire you to do the same.
by Jay Mankus
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