P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rouke is a conservative political and cultural commentator with a touch of humor but he didn't start out that way. He was a product of the 60s, long hair, unkempt, and ready to riot at a moment's notice against the Viet Nam War and protest any and all authority in the meantime.

For him, like all of his companions, God was of no moment; the government was there to solve all the problems if his people could get into the corridors of power. P. J. especially liked the communal concept of sharing the wealth, as he said, "Especially with me." Communes (which have never worked) were big back then.

One day in the 1970s, he was walking along and passed a department store window in which, from a sideways angle, he caught a glimpse of someone in a mirror. He looked at the scroungy, aging hippie's reflection which showed his unruly hair, his thrift-shop, early-bed clothes and thought, "That guy's looking pretty silly for someone his age." Then he realized he was looking at himself.

He came to another conclusion about that same time: the cause to which he had dedicated himself was boring. (Causes come, go, and trickle out.) His friends were boring. His life was boring. He began to realize so much of his life was, as he said, "silly."

But then he started to think about something else. He said that it seemed silly not to believe in God. How so? The answer to the question, "Is it silly to believe in God," is in Psalm 19. No, it's not silly, it's logical and all one has to do is look up because"the heavens declare the glory of God."

O'Rouke began to think about that question about the existence of God and wrote, "Existence, my existence, can't be accidental. Existence is too intricately organized. If the random forces of quantum physics were all that were in play, then those forces had dropped butter and eggs and mushrooms and cheese and lit a match on the kitchen floor and gotten an omelet. . . there is an incredulity about [believing] things organize themselves."

When he came to that point, he's right where Ps. 19 wants him to be. He had brought to the surface what he'd been suppressing in the midst of all his demonstrations, protests, riots, and causes: a powerful creator God exists.

Next should come an important question: will P. J. O'Rouke say, "I want to know Him"? If so, God will be faithful to get him the information he needs to trust Christ alone as Savior. (Acts 10; John 7:17)