Trevin Wax has some great reflections on Jennifer Knapp’s appearance on “Larry King Live” last week. He writes: After viewing Friday night’s Larry King Live with Jennifer Knapp, pastor Bob Botsford, and Ted Haggard, I was struck with the question: Why is it that whenever a proponent of Christianity’s historical view of sexuality goes head to head with an advocate for gay rights, the traditional Christian almost always loses the argument? Read the rest here.
-
-
Jennifer Knapp on Larry King
The singer will appear on “Larry King Live” tonight along with Clay Aiken, Ted Haggard and others. Here’s Mark Moring’s report on one of CT’s blogs:
-
Tom Schreiner and N. T. Wright at ETS
As many of you have read, John Piper is taking an eight-month leave of absence from his ministry beginning in May. His leave will take him away from most of his scheduled appearances for the rest of the year, and that includes the debate with N.T. Wright scheduled to take place at ETS in November in Atlanta. I just got confirmation, however, that Tom Schreiner will be stepping-in to take Piper’s place at the ETS meeting with Wright. This is happy news, and I will be praying for a fruitful dialogue this November.
-
Mark Dever in SBTS Chapel
Mark Dever delivered a fine message on Tuesday in SBTS’s chapel. His text was Mark 10:13-16, and his topic was “Children.” You can watch the video above or listen to the audio below. Children [audio:http://www.sbts.edu/media/audio/spring2010/20100420dever.mp3] [Download]
-
Kevin DeYoung at Boyce College
Kevin DeYoung preached to the students of Boyce College last week, and it was outstanding. His text was Mark 3:7-19, and his topic was “Defining Discipleship Down.” The title is a riff on Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1993 article “Defining Deviancy Down.” This is a must-listen. You can download or listen by clicking below. Defining Discipleship Down [Download Here] Thank you, Kevin, for your faithful ministry and for serving our students so well.
-
Wheaton Conference on N. T. Wright
The 2010 Wheaton Theology Conference on N. T. Wright wrapped-up yesterday, and the audio and video of the sessions are now available at Wheaton’s website. The conference was called “Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with N.T. Wright,” and speakers included N. T. Wright, Richard Hays, Kevin Vanhoozer, and Nicholas Perrin. I’m looking forward to listening to these.
-
Bruce Waltke on ABC News
ABC News reported on the situation with Bruce Waltke. Peter Enns, Randall Balmer, and Ken Ham are interviewed for the report.
-
John Piper at T4G
I’ve been away from the blog for much of this week because I was attending the “Together for the Gospel” conference on Tuesday through Thursday. I had never been to T4G before, and I didn’t really know what to expect. Albert Mohler closed the conference on Thursday saying that he had taken much more away from this conference than he expected. I have to say, happily, that I did too. The Lord spoke powerfully to me personally both through the speakers and through the fellowship with brothers there. It was a great week.
-
CT discusses Jennifer Knapp
Ted Olsen has a round-up of reactions to Jennifer Knapp’s recent coming-out. There are comments from Matthew Lee Anderson, Joe Carter, and Francis Beckwith. Check it out here.
-
Jennifer Knapp is NOT worthless
Jennifer Knapp has come out of the closet as a lesbian, according to a recent interview with Christianity Today. In 2000, Knapp was at the top of her game as a Christian music artist, and in 2003 she announced that she was stepping away from it all. A lot has changed since then. Knapp has a new album coming out, and she is now talking openly about her homosexuality. The interview with CT is heart-rending in more ways than one. She reveals that she has been in an 8-year relationship with a same-sex partner and that she no longer attends church. She makes it clear that the Bible’s authority is…