Charlie Kirk promotes new book; author Jennie Allen talks mental battles at Convocation

Friday morning’s Convocation audience welcomed Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, former National Football League player Jack Brewer, and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk to the stage to share with Liberty’s student body the principles behind Kirk’s new book, “The MAGA Doctrine.” Author Jennie Allen concluded the morning by reminding students that there is a spiritual battle being waged for their minds.

David Nasser, Liberty’s Senior Vice President for Spiritual Development, accompanied the book panel while Falwell directed the conversation amongst the conservative advocates.

“MAGA Doctrine” will give readers an inside scoop to the hopes and convictions that drive Kirk to passionately invest in the Republican Party, as well as his dedication to coming alongside President Donald Trump’s desire to protect local businesses, churches, and individuals’ rights.

“It’s a shame we live in a fallen world, an evil world … but we have to be equipped to deal with it,” Falwell said while approving Kirk’s active voice in being a positive change in society.

Kirk hopes to remind readers through his book that President Trump aims to give people a voice in the future of America while offering them the opportunity to help shape it. He said despite the lies that the Republican Party has to fight against, he wants people to know that they have the right man in the White House leading them.

He encouraged the young Champions for Christ in Liberty’s student body to be passionate about what they believe while actively participating in being the change.

“We are called to be individually sacrificial to the least of these in society,” Kirk said.

Kirk went on to explain that the confusion in American culture today regarding socialism is that people perceive “serving the least of these” as socialism. The truth, Kirk explained, is that people should be seeking to serve others on their own instead of depending on a socialist system, when possessions are forcibly taken from one to give to another who is less privileged.

“The more socialistic a country grows, the more secular it grows,” Kirk said.

He added that this is one of the contributing factors to the decrease in church attendance in recent years.

Brewer contributed to the panel discussion by explaining that black culture has traded Christian values for welfare programs, which ultimately led to a spiritual decline in their homes. He said this deep issue has contributed to fatherless homes becoming common in the African American community.

David Nasser prayed before welcoming Allen to the stage. The prominent female speaker did not hold back in advocating for Liberty students to be aware of the damage that mental battles can have on one’s life.

The bestselling author poured words of encouragement and life into the student body, reminding them that mental struggles are real while bringing awareness to the difference between chemical imbalance and spiritual warfare.

She shared stories from her own fight against doubt and fear, outlining three negative thoughts that almost everyone encounters: “I am worthless, I am helpless, and I am unlovable.” These three thoughts are so common, she said, that many times people do not even recognize that they are struggling with them.

“We pretend we’re OK when we’re not,” Allen said. “What you don’t say will be the thing that you hide. What we think about defines our lives.”

Allen will be one of the featured speakers at the Leverage Women’s Conference’s on campus this weekend, along with Lauren Tomlin, Polly Bice, Jill Freeze, and Jennifer Nasser. The conference begins tonight at 7 p.m. and ends after Saturday’s 7 p.m. session.