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There’s a time to laugh — and a time to honor. And mixing the two takes discernment. But lately, some folks seem more committed to comedy than to character.
Now, I come from a big family. We joked, we laughed, we roasted, especially when you made a mistake. Often times the elders would scold you while giving you love and wisdom through shade.
But our elders had an unspoken rule: celebration time was off-limits.
When it was your moment to shine, they bragged on you like you were the best thing since sweet tea and cornbread.
If you had a history of mess-ups, sure — they might whisper a little truth behind closed doors, give you that wisdom in love. But never — never — would they let your past take center stage during your moment of honor.
Why? Because they understood timing. They knew when to correct and when to cover. And most of all, they knew how to protect the dignity of family.
So tell me why, when Kirk Franklin — a man who has been breaking boundaries in gospel music for decades — is being honored, some folks thought it was the right time to roast him?
Spoiler alert: It wasn’t.
And what really grinds the holy gears? When the world throws shade, some church leaders don’t just stay silent — they co-sign the foolishness.
Like… hello?
Aren’t we on the same team?
Or did y’all get traded and forget to tell the rest of us?
To Bishop Wooden, let's stop acting like we don't dance. Let's stop being worried about the world and more about salvation. Now I am not saying don't honor God, but we are not here to please the world.
I watched the video of Kirk and it just looked like regular dancing. Something we all do at the wedding, at the party, or the BBQs even when saved.
Yes, Kirk is unorthodox.
Yes, his praise has a little bounce to it.
But we all dance.
Oh, let’s really talk about it.
Because if we’re dragging Kirk Franklin for busting a move in Jesus’ name, then let’s rewind the sacred playlist all the way back to the Old Testament — where King David, yes, the same David who slayed Goliath and wrote all those deep Psalms we like to quote when we’re sad — literally danced out of his clothes.
That’s right. In 2 Samuel 6:14, the Bible says:
“And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.”
Translation: My man was out there in what basically amounts to holy undergarments, twirling, two-stepping, and possibly doing the original “drop it low” for the Lord. And was God mad? Did heaven call the deacons to sit him down?
Absolutely not.
God called David a man after His own heart.
Meanwhile, today we got Kirk Franklin giving us a little two-step with some hip-hop flavor, and folks act like he just remixed the book of Revelation with a trap beat. Calm down, Saints. If David can dance out of his royal robe and still get a divine stamp of approval, surely Kirk can have a little bop in his step without getting roasted like a Sunday pot roast.
And let’s not forget: David wasn’t dancing for the people. He was dancing before the Lord. The man wasn’t putting on a show — he was giving God praise the best way he knew how. And when his own wife, Michal, tried to clown him for it, guess what happened? God shut her womb (2 Samuel 6:23). That’s right — barren for being shady.
And if God was cool with David’s wild praise party — wardrobe malfunctions and all — I think He’s good with Kirk’s holy groove too.
Kirk has been consistently bold in his faith, vulnerable about his struggles, and loud about his love for Jesus in a culture that cancels Christians like it’s a sport.
If Kirk had been caught cheating, lying, or exposed in some scandal, a whole spiritual warfare campaign would have broken out about grace and redemption.
You know the lines:
“We all fall short.”
“Touch not God’s anointed.”
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”
Oh, now we all remember the Bible?
The hypocrisy is sometimes tiring. We protect the one with the five husbands or baby mamas and a burner phone, but you’ll leave the Kirk Franklins of the world out to dry because their praise or lifestyle is not like us.
But this isn’t new.
Jesus faced the same kind of criticism. He healed on the Sabbath. He spent time with sinners. He flipped tables in the temple when worship was being corrupted. He praised a woman with a past who her most expensive perfume on His feet.
In the New Testament, some disciples object, saying the money could have been given to the poor. Jesus defends the woman, stating that she has done a beautiful thing and that they will always have the poor with them, but not always him.
Each time, it wasn’t the world that had a problem with Jesus — it was the religious leaders.
Jesus didn’t fit into their box, and Kirk neither do you.
That doesn’t make you less worthy of honor — it makes him more... Jesus
Kirk, we may not always agree with your methods, but we recognize the fruit of your ministry.
Thank you for being faithful. Thank you for staying bold. Thank you for helping us praise through the pain — and even push through that last set at the gym.
