CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 13, 2025
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE GET LISTS. “INFLUENCER” IS ONE I PARTICULARLY DISLIKE. WHAT DOES “INFLUENCER” MEAN? I HAVE HAD INFLUENCERS THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. SEVERAL HAVE BEEN PASTORS, OR A DEVOTIONAL GUIDE, OR ESPECIALLY MY PARENTS. BUT WE NEVER GET A DEFINITION OF WHAT OR WHO IS AN INFLUENCER AND HOW THAT INFLUENCE IS CARRIED OUT.
FORBES MAGAZINE HAS COME OUT WITH “THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN.” THE METRICS FOR DECIDING? WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT: MONEY, MEDIA EXPOSURE, IMPACT AND SPHERES OF INFLUENCE. ALL MEANINGLESS.
HERE’S MY LIST OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE: THOSE WHO LEAD OTHERS TO CHRIST AND A NEW AND DIFFERENT LIFE? A WOMAN WHO CHOOSES TO STAY HOME AND HELP RAISE HER KIDS, RATHER THAN PUT THEM IN EXPENSIVE DAY CARE IN ORDER TO WORK, UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, WHICH IT RARELY IS. A TEACHER OR COLLEGE PROFESSOR WHO TEACHES SUBJECTS THAT HELP A STUDENT GET A GOOD EDUCATION, PREPARING THEM FOR A JOB AND A LIFE.
THERE ARE MANY MORE EXAMPLES I COULD GIVE. YOU MAY HAVE YOUR OWN. BUT THE WORLD’S IDEA OF PERSON OF THE YEAR, INFLUENCERS AND POWERFUL WOMEN DON’T MAKE MY LIST. I’M CAL THOMAS.
