The Good News Behind Good News

A note from Jim:

Drake Holtry is writing today’s Daily Article. Drake is Media Manager at the Denison Forum. He oversees all our social media, videos, podcasts, and other media. He is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University, an active member of Antioch Community Church, and a loyal Boston Celtics fan.

Drake has a heart for the nations, having lived and worked with indigenous missionaries in Kenya and Zimbabwe for two years, and regularly keeps an eye on the international news of the day. I know you’ll appreciate his article today.

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If you were to stop what you’re doing right now to view the latest headlines, you wouldn’t see much worthy of a parade. The political climate is as volatile as ever, devastating fires are impacting the West Coast, and we’re stuck watching baseball until football and basketball season start back.

But take a closer look.

Scroll down past the main headlines to read some of the less publicized pieces.

Like the story of Ricky Smith, a thirty-six-year-old father who works at McDonald’s, Popeyes, and Circle K, and who surprised his daughter with her dream dress for her eighth-grade dance.

Or what about the NYC Public Library’s willingness to let cardholders check out neckties and briefcases for job interviews?

Try to tell Cristina Muneton, a fifty-eight-year-old ovarian cancer patient, that there isn’t anything in life worth having a parade about. Her family and friends literally held a parade for her in her hometown of Jacksonville, Florida.

Stories of people doing good are out there. We just have to keep scrolling.

A story of victory

Just like the news headlines of our day, the farther we read into Scripture, the more stories of God’s goodness we find. He was good when he created the heavens and earth in Genesis 1:1. He was good when Jesus breathed his last breath as a man in Mark 15:37. He will be good when Jesus returns as promised in Revelation.

There is a lot of discouraging news in our world, but we…