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A young man’s brush with death should remind every American why faith, family, and freedom matter — and Christian Hodges’ story does exactly that. At just 20 years old, Hodges survived a terrifying medical crisis that left doctors uncertain whether he would fully recover, and he has turned that miracle into a mission: preaching the gospel to Gen Z and rallying young people to defend free speech and traditional values. His testimony is not a feel-good soundbite; it’s a challenge to a culture that has abandoned both faith and courage.
According to Hodges’ own accounts, he spent days in a hospital fight for his life after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis — nine days in the hospital, six of them unconscious, and a long recovery that took his voice and left him relearning the basics of speech. That near-death experience reshaped him, not into a victim but into a warrior for truth and the Savior who carried him through the darkest hours. Americans who still believe in Providence should take encouragement from young men who answer suffering with service and conviction rather than bitterness.
Hodges wrote America, Don’t Give Up: Your Right to Freedom of Speech while still in his teens, proving that age is no barrier to patriotism or principle. Now a Liberty University student and a rising voice on conservative media, he’s used that book as a rallying cry — urging his generation not to cede the public square to the radical left or to the Silicon Valley censors who silence dissent. That kind of backbone is exactly what our country needs if we refuse to die on the vine of woke complacency.
He’s not hiding in a classroom or burying his head in trending apps; Hodges has shown up on national platforms, pushing back against liberal narratives and reminding young Americans that faith and free expression go hand in hand. Unlike so many adult elites who talk down to Gen Z, Hodges speaks their language and brings a Gospel-centered conservatism that actually resonates with young people hungry for truth and meaning. This is grassroots revival, not establishment theater — and it’s exactly the kind of authentic leadership that scares the left.
Conservatives should celebrate and amplify stories like Hodges’ because they expose the failure of leftist institutions to provide moral grounding for young Americans. When schools, media, and big tech promote nihilism and censorship, the remedy is not more bureaucracy but more young Christians willing to witness publicly and stand unafraid for liberty. We must stop treating Gen Z as lost property of the left and start treating them as future citizens to be mentored, mobilized, and fed with real hope.
The miracle at the center of Hodges’ life is spiritual as much as it is physical, and that’s the message patriotic Americans need to hear now. If a teenager can survive a life-threatening illness and walk away committed to Christ and to the cause of free speech, then adults of every age should be inspired to take up the work of restoring faith and freedom in our towns and on our campuses. Support young leaders like Hodges, challenge the cultural elites, and let’s pass on a nation that still values God-given rights to the next generation.
