As I scanned the morning paper, I noticed that every article reported "old" news: a prominent sports figure arrested for drunkenness, a man charged with conspiracy, a government policy criticized, and the baseball season's opener disrupted by rowdy fans.

There is really nothing new about such stories. They're simply modern versions of what people have been doing since Adam and Eve first disobeyed God.

So what is real news? It isn't the kind of conduct that comes naturally but behavior that takes more courage and strength than we're capable of. When someone acts in ways that are holy, loving, and for the good of everyone--now that's news!

The Bible reports that kind of news. It tells us that we can be forgiven because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. When we receive Him, God sends His Holy Spirit to enable us to become good and to do good.

Let's ask God to help us live and share the good news of the gospel, "For it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes" (Rom. 1:16). Then we will become examples and reporters of good news that never becomes old.  — Dennis J. De Haan