Day 71: No News?

For as long as I can remember, my daily routine has included reading the morning paper. Several years ago, the Detroit Free Press stopped daily delivery and I made the transition to reading the paper online. Last week my digital subscription ended and I am in a bit of a quandary about renewing it.

Now that we have moved to southwest Michigan, I haven’t decided which paper to read. The only paper that is truly local comes out weekly and is free. I love its emphasis on our area and its notable absence of national and international news that is often so disturbing.

This is my quandary: to be informed often means to be disturbed. I want to know what’s happening, but I also don’t want to know what’s happening.

I also know the answer to my quandary: read the Bible and newspaper hand in hand. I don’t mean this in the way some say they can see prophecies being fulfilled daily in current events. Most of these self-proclaimed “Bible scholars” have little grasp of either the Bible or current events.

The bottom line for me is to focus on the kingdom of God and work with God on the redemption of the world. I can’t ignore what’s happening in the world, but neither can I just read about it. God wants me to be involved. And you too!