Don Carson has stepped back from his involvement in ministry, due to limitations arising from his Parkinson’s disease.
In a Christmas letter, Carson (78) said that while the physical limitations are slowing him down, it is the cognitive limitations that are having the biggest impact. He shared a moment where he tried to convince his neurologist that they were living in 2008, adding: ‘I could not remember the name of the first president of the United States. (I thought of offering to provide the name of the first Prime Minister of Canada, which I could remember, but I doubt that the neurologist would have been impressed).’
He finished on a note of comfort, writing: ‘I am not suffering from anything that a good general resurrection can’t fix.’
Along with the late pastor Tim Keller, Carson is a co-founder of The Gospel Coalition, a network of churches and leaders dedicated to gospel-centred ministry. He is also an emeritus professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Illinos and has written or edited nearly 120 books on different aspects of Christianity.
