Emphasis Preaching Journal

Marshall McLuhan used the concept of environmentalism to explain why people lose the enthusiasm and vibrancy of their lives. By environmentalism, he meant all those things around us to which we grow accustomed to the extent that they become the background against which we live our lives. Families, friends, work, school, and even the church can become part of our background environment instead of the exciting forefront of our lives. Even the greatest commandment can blend into the background as we hear it time and again.