You need to get your affairs in order.
If you are a Christian man in America, and you have steeled your spine, resolved to stand firm in your convictions, and determined to resist the left, you will be a target. The federal government may not be the main threat anymore (praise God!), but the left will still come for you. If you decide to break silence and stand for Christ in any sphere, whether at work or online, there will be a cost. And I want to help you count it. There are still many Christians in many places in our country who should expect to be attacked for standing for Christ.
Their attacks are legion like their demonic ideology. Many heads. Many voices.
First, your home.
You must understand your wife. While there are traits common to all women, every woman is unique. One critical factor is her confidence in your ability to provide and protect. “Provision” may mean vacations and comforts for some women, or simply food on the table for others. Context matters. But in every case, the responsibility to lead is yours. There is no hard and fast rule other than that you are to lead your wife. She may not understand why you decided to enter the fray. That’s fine. You don’t need her to. But she does need to know that you are committed to protecting your first area of dominion and have taken steps to ensure her safety.
Second, your church.
Maybe you attend a “normie-friendly” church. Think: safe, non-controversial, careful never to say anything that might offend the lost (except when catering to them). You need a phalanx of men in your church who know you and will stand with you. Ideally, your pastor and elders (men only, mind you) will pray for you and defend your reputation when it’s attacked. If you cannot find this in your church, you must find it elsewhere. If you are in the position, reach out to me.
Third, your public information.
Lock down what’s out there: your business, your home, your activities. If you haven’t already, do it now. Anticipate how the left will try to destroy your life whether by doxxing your home or blasting your number online.
Once your affairs are in order, what should you expect?
Expect Christians to turn on you.
They will call, text, and rebuke you in the harshest terms for taking a public stand. In 2020, I shared an article by Rusty Reno about not fearing death. It encouraged me, and I thought it might encourage others. It did. But it also earned me emails, calls, and comments from Christians who accused me of being an embarrassment to Christ.
In 2025, our group Christ Over Colorado opposed HB25-1312. We called on mega-churches to join the fight, held rallies, and testified at the hearing. Many Christians were inspired to get involved. But others called me to excoriate my tone. In the most acerbic words, they chastised me for calling out leaders and organizations that stayed silent in the face of blatant tyranny.
Expect friends to abandon you.
The same people who liked you when you stayed quiet will despise you when you break the silence. If you speak on abortion, marriage, or immigration, they will be embarrassed by you because they fear being associated with you. Pastors who step into the fight learn this quickly: the members who loved their “gospel-centered” sermons suddenly find a new church.
Expect to be reviled and slandered.
You’ll be mocked on Reddit. You’ll be trashed in The Guardian. Maybe even lampooned on CNN. If you haven’t steeled yourself for this, it will demoralize you. You must be able to think, “What if my tweet was plastered across CNN for ridicule?” and keep moving forward.
Remember this: none of this makes you weak. It makes you alive. The world does not hate the timid. It hates the bold. It hates the resolute. It hates the men who, armed with faith and conviction, refuse to bow to cultural pressure. Stand firm. Protect your home. Guard your church. Lock down your affairs. Speak the truth. Live unafraid.
Because when the storm comes, and it will, you will stand as a man undaunted. And history will remember the men who did not shrink, who did not bend, and who refused to surrender.
It’s time to enter the arena. Your arena may not be online. But you have an arena, and God is calling you to step into it and stand for Christ.