Christopher and Derek both have strong postings about the need for the church to remain grounded in the gospel first and foremost. You’d think this would go without saying but alas it ain’t necessarily so. They both emphatically affirm that the church should be involved in works of mercy and social justice, but if it doesn’t place the proclamation of the gospel at the center of its life it ends up being just another social service agency (and often a rather inept one at that).