When the Minneapolis Riots Came to John Piper’s Neighborhood

Recently at The Gospel Coalition Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra wrote about when the George Floyd riots came to John Piper’s neighborhood. And how he and others from Bethlehem Baptist reacted to the urban crisis. 

Joe Carter From The Gospel Coalition Explains the Problems for Christians Embracing the Q Anon Conspiracy Theory

Over at The Gospel Coalition Joe Carter wrote an article about the problems with Q Anon and why Christians should reject the conspiracy theory. This blog appreciates Joe Carter’s article and wants to encourage people to read it. 

Brett McCracken and The Gospel Coalition Push Face Masks in the COVID-19 Pandemic and The Wondering Eagle is Grateful For Neo-Calvinists Taking Such Action

While a number of traditional evangelicals who mix faith and Christian nationalism reject face masks its a different situation among the Neo-Calvinists. Over at The Gospel Coalition there have been calls for Christians to wear face masks. In some ways its been open like Brett McCracken’s article, in other’s its through Joe Carter reminding people what the Centers for Disease Control states. Or in the case of Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra its writing about how a number of Neo-Calvinist churches encourage people to wear face masks. In this post this blog wants to thank the Neo-Calvinists for their wisdom and their refusal to let this issue become part of a culture war.

A Collection of What The Gospel Coalition Published About the COVID-19 Pandemic During April and May of 2020

The Gospel Coalition has been quite active in writing and offering a theological response to the COVID-19 pandemic since it took off in the United States in March. This blog monitors The Gospel Coalition for trends, issues and perspectives. The Gospel Coalition represents the Neo-Calvinists viewpoint. In this post are a number of articles that were published during the April and May time frame that this blog wanted to capture. 

In Addition to the Bible Ray Ortlund Should Give a Christian a Copy of George Orwell’s 1984 to Help Them Understand Evangelicalism

Ray Ortlund explained why he would give a copy of the Quaran to Christians to read. What Ray Ortlund should do is give a copy of George Orwell’s 1984. That classic dystopian novel will help Christians understand evangelicalism as well.  

The Gospel Coalition Reflects and Writes About COVID-19

At The Gospel Coalition a large number of articles dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic have been published. This post collects a sample of them and what some in the Neo-Calvinist community are saying about the pandemic that has slammed Seattle, New York City and California while growing in the United States.

Bill Kynes From the EFCA’s Cornerstone Writes About Job at The Gospel Coalition

At The Gospel Coalition Bill Kynes from the EFCA’s Cornerstone church in the Washington, D.C. area wrote about the Book of Job and offered some unique insight. While Bill offered some different ways to think about Job there are still some challenges that exist for those who can be skeptical to the teaching of Job. 

Recommended Reading: The Gospel Coalition’s Joe Carter on Mormonism

Joe Carter at The Gospel Coalition wrote an older but still interesting article about Mormonism. Its in his “9 Things You Should Know” series. I just want to add it to the blog’s achieves.

Joni Erickson Tada Writes About Her Friendship with Steve Estes at The Gospel Coalition

At The Gospel Coalition Joni Erickson Tada writes about her diving accident. In the article she writes of her friendship with Steve Estes. Since this blog wrote heavily on the Community Evangelical Free Church scandal this article is one that had to be added to the blog. 

Julius Kim Will Replace D.A. Carson as the President of The Gospel Coalition on February 1, 2020

The leadership of The Gospel Coalition is changing on February 1, 2020. D.A. Carson who has been the President since its founding it appears is stepping down and in his place will be Julius Kim. Kim, who is a second generation Korean will likely bring a more international flair to the The Gospel Coalition. This blog is still hoping that D.A. Carson will admit his error for attacking a sexual assault victim in the Sovereign Grace Ministries scandal through a statement by The Gospel Coalition in 2013. An opportunity to teach humility and right a wrong is being lost.