I beg to differ, and I'd like to illustrate why.
To recap, the gospel, the News that the shape of reality is cruciform, is a crisis for everything in the world. The cross puts a question mark next to everything. Our wisdom has been rendered foolish. Our TED Talks have been crucified. In light of the News that the Crucified Messiah reigns as the Risen Lord everything has to be reimagined, rethought, rebuilt. From the ground up. From scratch. What once was up is now down. Left is now right. Foolishness is now wise.
In short, the gospel is the absolute crisis of absolutely everything.
And so...
The gospel is the crisis of America.
The gospel is the crisis of capitalism.
The gospel is the crisis of socialism.
The gospel is the crisis of social media.
The gospel is the crisis of the Republican Party.
The gospel is the crisis of the Democratic Party.
The gospel is the crisis of conservatives.
The gospel is the crisis of progressives.
The gospel is the crisis of atheism.
The gospel is the crisis of Christianity.
The gospel is the crisis of the church.
The gospel is the crisis of the sermon you heard on Sunday.
The gospel is the crisis of the book you just read.
The gospel is the crisis of the podcast you just heard.
The gospel is the crisis of evangelicalism.
The gospel is the crisis of progressive Christianity.
The gospel is the crisis of social justice warriors.
The gospel is the crisis of Trump supporters.
The gospel is the crisis of power.
The gospel is the crisis of meritocracy.
The gospel is the crisis of your marriage.
The gospel is the crisis of your friendships.
The gospel is the crisis of your schedule.
The gospel is the crisis of your money.
The gospel is the crisis of your definition of good.
The gospel is the crisis of your values.
The gospel is the crisis of your definition of success.
The gospel is the crisis of your shame.
The gospel is the crisis of this moment.
The gospel is the crisis of your entire life.
And on and on and on.
Name it, and the gospel puts a question mark next to it. Everything you thought you knew about life, any and every bit of it, has to be rethought in light of the Crucified and Risen Lord. Nothing escapes its scope. Atheists don't escape, and neither does the church. Republicans don't escape, and neither do Democrats. Every last thing is on the hook, all of the time.
The gospel is the absolute crisis of absolutely everything.
