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Faith & Cultureby Rod D. Martin
August 17, 2015
This evening we welcome Beatrice Archer Martin, the second Martin grandchild, at 5:42pm, 7 lbs, 13 oz and 20.5 inches long. She is the daughter of our beloved Archer and Elizabeth, and the baby sister of precious Annabelle.
Beatrice will grow up in a world moving faster than she, or anyone else, can grasp. Literally. Hyperloop technology promises ground transit at just under Mach 1. Self-driving cars promise individual ground speeds of 150 mph. In Beatrice’s lifetime, scramjets will take us point-to-point anywhere on Earth in two hours flat, and — with the addition of a small reusable rocket engine — beyond Earth to space.
The world is about to get a whole lot smaller. Indeed, in Beatrice and Annabelle’s lifetimes, we are likely to start speaking of “the worlds.”
That’s a two-edged sword, of course. The Islamic State would happily make both of them sex slaves and then behead them. They aren’t the only ones who would, nor the only ones with a malignant, expansionist agenda that’s meeting with success. Socialism is on the march again, as it ever is. It carries its own malignancies, and in the preceding century managed to murder more people than all other evils ever have. Freedom isn’t free. Like all generations before it, Beatrice’s will have to pay for it, assuming our generation and the generation of her parents pay for it first. That actually remains to be seen.
The freedom that counts most, of course, is the freedom offered only in the Gospel of our Redeemer. Christ Jesus gave His life that all who call upon Him might live. It is a life that matters more than this one, in that it is eternal, and its opposite is particular grim. But it is also a life that matters more during this one. This Gospel is not merely a life: it is life, life to a dying race. It is the seed of a crop that can meet every need, repair every brokenness, comfort every mourner, fulfill the promise in everything that exists.
We pray that our sweet Beatrice will love our Savior even more than we love her. And we pray that she will bless millions if not billions through the life and example she leads.
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.
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