Blake Long

The culture is shifting; society is changing. Every which way we turn we’re bombarded with unbiblical philosophies and ungodly ideologies. It’s high time for us to recognize the storm coming.

Channeling Winston Churchill, this is exactly what R. Albert Mohler Jr. does in his book The Gathering Storm: Secularism, Culture, and the Church, published by Thomas Nelson.

Mohler winsomely breaks down threats to religious liberty, LGBTQ propaganda, and so much more. He also rightly argued that this war is not won the political battlefield, but the theological one.

Mohler wrote:

Christians might, and indeed have, attempt to rescue society through a social, political movement. While we must never demean the importance of elections nor diminish the responsible stewardship Christians have with their vote, we also dare not believe political victory will secure ultimate and lasting peace. Rescue will not come by mere politics. We do not need a political movement. We need a theological protest.

Additionally, Mohler goes on to say in one part of the book that, essentially, secular culture is bankrupt and has no validity—it’s sinking ground.

Mohler again:

The secular age writes checks it cannot cash. It claims to uphold human rights even as it undercuts any argument for human dignity and natural rights. It invents new rights (like same-sex marriage) at the expense of fundamental rights (such as religious liberty). It claims a high view of human dignity, but aborts millions of unborn human beings in the womb.

This is a fantastic book written by the one of the most influential evangelicals of our day. I highly suggest you read it and be well-equipped with combatting the surrounding storm.

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.