Thursday, April 26, 2007

Telling the Good News

Easter is, of course, the ultimate Christian Good News season. The communication pros will tell you that good news doesn’t sell papers. The sexy and sensational work better. As a result, clergy don’t usually make the headlines unless they have messed up, and Big Time. Here are some Good News headlines we wish we could see:

“Rocky marriage mended; Family saved.”
“Estranged Son Reunited with Parents.”
“Successful Business Leader Confronts Alcoholism; Puts Life Back Together.
“Forty Homeless Find Warm Shelter”
“Church provides Easter Dinner for 150 Families”
“Volunteer Team Heads South; Helps Repair Disaster Damage.”
“Donations Buy Vaccine to Prevent AIDS in African Newborns”
“Volunteer Physicians Assist Brazilian Teen Drug Rehab Program”

These are the Good News stories someone could tell about the Episcopal Church in Central Pennsylvania. They’re all happening here; many happen every day. Thanks be to God, whether it makes the news or not.

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