Emphasis Preaching Journal

Complacency is surely one of the many problems plaguing contemporary Christianity in the United States. Surely one -- but not the only -- cause of that complacency is the fact that Christianity remains the major religion of the North American population. A kind of vague and diluted Christianity pervades our nation, and the so-called "Judeo-Christian" ethic supposedly anchors our values. The impression many of us have is that our culture is essentially "friendly" to Christian faith and life, and therein lies the problem.