Evangelizing Mormons and the Naïve Bubble of Liesl Counterman at The Gospel Coalition and Also Gospel Grace of Salt Lake City

An awful article appeared at The Gospel Coalition recently that talked about how to evangelize your Mormon friend. It is written by the wife of the pastor of Gospel Grace in Salt Lake City. This blog wishes it could be a fly on the wall when this article is passed around in the LDS Ward and further pushes people away from Gospel Grace. Liesl Counterman’s article contained a lot of ignorance about Mormonism. But what stunned me is that she didn’t even mention the Utah Lighthouse Ministry which is the most successful ministry in Utah that engages in evangelism.

A Pastor With The Gospel Coalition Offers a Theological Response to Doomscrolling

Jeff Mingee from Catalyst Church in Newport News, Virginia writes about the issue of doomscrolling at The Gospel Coalition. This is a brief article pushing a theological response to this mental health issue that this blog has written about previously. 

Terry Glaspey at The Gospel Coalition on Novelists Who Affirm Faith. How Could Victor Hugo Be Neglected?

Recently at The Gospel Coalition Terry Glaspey wrote an article about novelists who affirm faith. His list leaves off one of the greatest novelists in western history – Victor Hugo. Works such as Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables have many theological lessons in each book. This is a response to this column by Terry Glaspey.

Phil Andreas of The Gospel Coalition and The Milwaukee Rescue Mission on What He Would Say to a Young Christian Man

Recently at The Gospel Coalition Phil Andreas posted a letter of what he would say to a young Christian man. This blog learned that Phil also pastors at The Milwaukee Rescue Mission which is down he street from where I lived when I attended Marquette, To shake things up and make sure that not every post is about scandal, I just wanted to post something different. 

A Sunday Morning at Falls Church Anglican With Logan Gates From Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. And Considering Church Support For a Scandal Plagued Apologist

This past week Ravi Zacharias International Ministries released a damning report that showed how the Christian evangelist engaged in rape and sexual abuse. But how did we get here? We arrived here because many Christians choose to ignore the scandals with a person like Ravi Zacharias. Two years ago on a Sunday morning at Falls Church Anglican in Falls Church, Virginia this was on display. Despite inflated academic credentials and a sexting scandal John Yates promoted Zacharias. And that same morning an employee from Ravi Zacharias International Ministry spoke about what he was doing in Canada as a speaker with this ministry. Scandal happens because of the indifference of churches and the employees of ministries. Ultimately there is apathy to care and do the right thing. What makes this even more notorious is that Falls Church Anglican drew a line in the sand over homosexuality and got national headlines for breaking away from the Episcopal Church; and yet they didn’t give a damn about the abuse or scandal by Ravi Zacharias and looked the other way. 

Russell Moore Addresses the Sacking of the Capitol in the January 6, 2021 Coup Attempt

Russell Moore addressed the sacking of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 over at The Gospel Coalition. This blog just wants to add the article to the collection of what is being written about the event. This is a brief post encouraging people to read that article. 

The Gospel Coalition’s 2020 Book Awards

Inside evangelicalism books are an important part of its culture. The Gospel Coalition released its list of the top books for 2020 at the end of November. This brief post is to encourage people to look at some of these books.

A Look at Joe Carter From McLean Bible Arlington and The Gospel Coalition

This post is a look at Joe Carter. Joe is the editor for The Gospel Coalition and the executive pastor at McLean Bible Arlington. There are some aspects that this blog respects about him, and then there are deep concerns about some of the issues in The Gospel Coalition. 

What The Gospel Coalition is Saying About the COVID-19 Pandemic

This is a compilation post of what The Gospel Coalition has been publishing about the COVID-19 these past three months. This post is light and this blog will pay attention to what will be published as the COVID-19 pandemic gets worse this winter. 

Paul Buckley Writes About Growing the Gospel in New England. Is it the Most Secular Area in the United States as he Claims?

At The Gospel Coalition recently Paul Buckley who leads The Gospel Coalition for New England wrote an article about growing the Gospel in the most secular place in the United States – Boston and New England. But is New England the most secular part of the United States? This blog believes that many Neo-Calvinists are prone to exaggeration which allows them to live in a bubble of alternative facts.