Kingdom Harbor

Trevin Wax offers his reflections on Jennifer Knapp’s appearance on Larry King Live in an article for the Baptist Press called Jennifer Knapp and Homosexuality: Changing the Questions.

Here’s an excerpt:

I only know Jennifer Knapp — a former Dove Award winning artist who recently announced she is a lesbian — through her music. (Kansas is one of the best albums in Christian music, as far as I’m concerned.) I do not want the rest of this column to focus on her particular story. Instead, I want to analyze the Larry King appearance as a launching pad from which we can think clearly about how we might re-frame this discussion in ways that benefit the traditionalist position.

Here are four ways to get started:

1. We need to shift emphasis from the truth that “everyone is a sinner” to the necessity of repentance.

2. We must not allow ourselves to be defined by our sexual attractions.

3. We must expose the arrogance and judgmentalism of those who would so flippantly dismiss the witness of Christians for 2,000 years.

4. We need soft hearts toward Christians struggling with same-sex attraction.

Trevin expands on all four points and you should go read them HERE before commenting.

Did you see her appearance on Larry King?  What did you come away with?