On this episode of the CBMW Podcast, Colin Smothers, Jon Swan, and I discuss Charlie Kirk’s legacy, memorial service, and his widow Erika’s extraordinary complementarian challenge to men and women. You can listen on Apple podcasts or Spotify (linked below) or watch the YouTube version (also linked below).
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A Shooting and a Harrowing Night in Washington, D. C.
Every year in September, I take my pastoral interns to a pastor’s conference in Washington, D.C. Every year, we stay on Capitol Hill in the home of some friends and very gracious hosts. This year’s trip was just this past weekend. For reasons that have nothing to do with the conference, our visit was unlike any I’ve ever experienced before. On Saturday night a little after 10pm, there was a shooting outside the home in which we were staying. Two of my interns were upstairs and heard the shots. Five of us downstairs watching football didn’t hear anything. One of the interns upstairs (whose name is Chris) also heard someone…
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That Young Man… I Forgive Him
I can’t stop thinking about the Charlie Kirk memorial that I watched earlier this evening. I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like it. When have we ever seen the Vice-President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and many other high public officials speak of their faith in Christ? It was even more stunning that such high officials shared the platform with the likes of us “low church” evangelicals. But there it was. I have no illusions about what that gathering was. It was less of a church service than it was a political rally. Nevertheless, many of the Christians who…
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SBTS Professors Reflect on the Life and Death of Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk had a gift for communicating a Christian conservative vision to the the rising generation of young people, especially to college students. He was very effective, and his influence was vast. Our campus at Boyce College and Southern Seminary is no exception to that influence. Indeed, some of our students convened their own prayer vigils last night as a consequence of the shooting. All that to say, many of our students — especially at the College — have been impacted by Kirk’s life and horrified by his murder. For this reason, Dr. Mohler set aside the normal chapel program to have a time of reflection and discussion on the…
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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk (1993-2025)
Late this afternoon, one of my students stopped me in a parking lot at Boyce College and asked if I had heard the news. I had been teaching for hours at that point and told him I hadn’t heard anything. So he informed me that Charlie Kirk had been shot and was fighting for his life in the hospital. My student then described in violent detail what had happened. The videos were all over social media, and he had seen the horrifying spectacle with his own eyes. He also asked me to pray—which I did as I hurried to my vehicle to get my phone out and see the news…
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Violence in Charlotte and Men Without Chests
On this episode, Jon, Denny, and Colin discuss the senseless murder of a young Ukrainian woman, Iryna Zarutska, on the public transit of Charlotte, NC, and how it points to a cultural need for what C.S. Lewis called “men with chests.”
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The Family and Cultural Renewal Conference
I will be joining Albert Mohler and Ryan Anderson to speak at the Family and Cultural Renewal Conference on the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It is a short, two-hour event but will be packed with content. The event is free, but it does require registration. Please come join us for this important gathering. Here is the information you need to register and attend: Date: Tuesday, September 16 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Place: Heritage Hall, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Address: 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40280 Registration: The Family and Cultural Renewal Conference This event is sponsored jointly by CBMW, the Commonwealth Policy Center, and Southern Seminary.
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The Truth Will Make You Free — John 8:31-38
I’ve been preaching through the Gospel of John at my Church and delivered a message on John 8:31-38 on Sunday. The title consists of Jesus’ watershed statement in v. 32: “The Truth Will Make You Free.” You can listen to the entire message at the Spotify Podcast or Apple Podcast linked below.
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Discussing Deconstruction and Jen Hatmaker
In my last post, I linked to my recent column in WORLD magazine about Jen Hatmaker’s revealing interview with The New York Times. We discussed her interview and ministry further on this week’s episode of the CBMW Podcast (see below). The World and Everything in It also ran an audio version of the article. You can find it here or listen below. https://www4.wng.org/Denny-Burk-The-fall-of-Jen-Hatmaker.mp3
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The Deconstruction of Jen Hatmaker
Over the weekend, Jen Hatmaker appeared in an interview with The New York Times about her forthcoming memoir titled Awake (Simon & Schuster, 2025). In it, she reveals that she no longer goes to any church at all. She’s divorced and says she’s dating a guy and going through a “sexual renaissance.” She’s learning to focus for the first time on what she wants in the bedroom. The whole conversation is immodest, ugly, and sad. It is as complete and thorough an apostasy as I have ever seen. [Read the rest of this column at here at WORLD magazine.]
