Recently at The Gospel Coalition Wendy Alsup who was involved in Mars Hill Seattle wrote a post about trusting elders and being honest with them. While I know Wendy has had some challenging years and difficulties there was an issue on my mind that I needed to address. After all sometimes you can do the right things and abuse and questionable activity still happens. Whereas Wendy Alsup has faith in Protestantism, this blogger does not especially when I contemplate the issues being systemic. Continue reading
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David Platt Publishes a New Book About Christians and Voting Which is Pushed by The Gospel Coalition
David Platt published a new book about voting just in time for next month’s election. Its a brief paperback that is featured and promoted by the The Gospel Coalition. In the book Platt addresses the modern issue of politics and the church in a polarized age and offers some thoughts. Continue reading
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.
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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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading