Jennifer Knapp
Auteur de Retro Revamp: Funky Projects from Handbags to Housewares
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Jennifer Knapp began her crafty career as the prize crayon-eater of Bay View Kindergarten. She is the author of "Go Go Dogs" and "Retro Revamp". (Bowker Author Biography)
Œuvres de Jennifer Knapp
Collection 2 exemplaires
Lay it down 2 exemplaires
Way I Am by Knapp, Jennifer 1 exemplaire
Set Me Free [Music] 1 exemplaire
Jennifer Knapp Live 1 exemplaire
...jennifer knapp (disk) 1 exemplaire
Love Charmes 1 exemplaire
Cassette: Kansas 1 exemplaire
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- Œuvres
- 25
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- 1
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- 233
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And then, of course, the false tower that I had built came crashing down around me. I left my church, left my faith, and wandered around in an emotional wasteland for years.
I didn't notice that Jennifer Knapp had seemingly disappeared at around this time too; I, myself, had disappeared from the Christianity landscape, and I left everything from it behind, including my CDs, intending to divorce that part of my life from the new life that I was creating.
Funny, reading this book, all I could think about is that Jennifer and I went through a very similar struggle at almost the same time. It was almost like I could have written parts of this book myself (not the "I'm a former Christian rock star" parts).
This book really made me look back at my own struggles in Christianity. It wasn't exactly a fun experience, and dredging up those old memories weren't, either. However, I was glad to discover that, for the most part, I have let go of all of those issues that used to enrage and depress me about how everything ended for me. And Jennifer relates that well - she, too, was treated terribly by Christians. Even to this day, if you look at an article talking about her, you'll find commentators on the article, filled with vitriol and disguising it as "concern for her soul," trashing Jennifer. There are people who still insist that, even though they have never known her and likely never will, that they "know" that she was never saved, or her faith was always a lie, or that she is an unrepentant backslider.
Kudos to Jennifer for finally coming out and being true to herself. And she still has a vestige of her faith to cling to, it seems. I wish her much success on the new leg of her music career; in fact, I have the urge to pick up her newest CD and see if I love her music as much as I did back then, but for different reasons now, obviously.
I would have given a lot to have this book when I was losing my own faith. I think her journey can be used on many different levels - hope and comfort for those who are gay, a catalyst for change for those who are too focused on judging others to make themselves feel better, and a spotlight on Christians who insist that "love the sinner but hate the sin" actually works (here's a hint: all it does is cause people to turn away from the hatred that they dress up as "tough love").
Two minor complaints (if they are even that) about the book: the title is generic and could be so much better - I would think something like "Martyrs and Thieves," "The Way I Am," or some other phrase from one of her songs would be much more eye-catching. And, two, I would have loved to learn if she ever