New Charlie Kirk book celebrating joys of Sabbath becomes bestseller on first day, sells out at Amazon

A new book from Charlie Kirk about honoring the biblical Sabbath has flown off the proverbial shelves, topping Amazon’s bestseller list and selling out at the online retailer.

Just hours after the posthumously published Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life debuted Tuesday, it was listed as “temporarily out of stock” online, although it was still available from its publisher, Winning Team Publishing – which was founded by Donald Trump Jr. and Sergio Gor, now U.S. ambassador to India.

Kirk completed the book a month before he was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University in September. His death has sparked a spiritual awakening, with a surge in Bible sales and church attendance, especially among young people. 

Three months later, his book calls people to set aside their responsibilities to spend distraction-free time connecting with God and their families. 

“We’ve been conditioned to believe that our worth is tied to our availability, our output, our visibility,” reads an excerpt published at nationalconservatism.org. “But Sabbath teaches us that your value is not measured by your responsiveness or productivity. It’s measured by your belonging – your rootedness in God’s love.” 

A practicing Christian, Kirk began strictly observing the Sabbath in 2021 at the urging of his friend Dennis Prager, who is Jewish. At first, Kirk could barely manage to turn his phone off for one hour, his wife, Erika, wrote alongside the excerpt, but he soon managed to go a full day or more without it. 

“This, I think, is what saved him from burnout,” she wrote. “Charlie didn’t write a book about the Sabbath because he wanted to learn the impact that it would have on his life. He did it because he knew it worked. The Sabbath saved him.” 

Kirk founded Turning Point USA when he was 18, which later grew to include Turning Point Action and various subgroups. 

“I worked constantly – Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s Day, the Fourth of July. There wasn’t a single idle square on the calendar. I wore exhaustion like a badge of honor,” he writes in the book. 

“But it led to physical depletion, spiritual dryness, and mental exhaustion. Ironically, it wasn’t until I began honoring the Sabbath – dedicating one day to the Lord – that everything truly began to flourish. My leadership, our mission, and my soul all experienced renewal.” 

Kirk walks others through his journey and offers advice on how to get started, even answering objections such as, “I don’t have enough time” and “resting makes me feel guilty.” 

“If taking one day off makes you anxious or ashamed, then you must ask, What am I really worshipping?” he writes. “No idol condemns rest like the idol of productivity. This is the golden calf of the modern age. We bow to output, chase metrics, and sacrifice our joy on the altar of efficiency. But our identity must be anchored in something far greater than toil. 

“Work is good – it reflects God’s creative nature. But rest is holy – it reflects His sufficiency. The same God who calls us to labor for six days also commands us to rest for one. That’s not weakness; that’s worship.” 

President Donald Trump also praised the book, urging people to purchase it from his son’s company, which publishes Kirk’s other two works as well as three Trump books. 

“As Charlie often said, ‘If I’m to be known for anything, I want to be known for being courageous for my faith,’” the president posted on social media. “Charlie cared deeply about God and country and, in this powerful book, his wisdom, courage, and conviction inspires us all to turn to God for guidance against the evil in this world, which we too can overcome, so help us God.”