There was a time in the not too distant past when the focus of American churches was on preaching Christ, and evangelism truly meant the delivery of "good news."  Nowadays, it's become fashionable in many churches to save everything but souls. For instance, one of the big urgencies is to save the planet.  It's argued that by saving the planet we will at least be influencing souls to salvation. After all, unbelievers will see how helpful and sincere Christians are and be drawn to the Everlasting Light. No doubt that Christian commitment and sincerity to organized efforts such as Creation Care, or its more-focused sibling, Climate Care, is real. But, sincerity is not a virtue; and besides, it's a bit confusing that an omnipotent God cannot maintain a tolerable climate so that Christians can fulfill the express mandate to "go into all the world and preach the gospel." Even more confusing though is just how quickly the worldly progressive philosophy, which...(Read Full Post)