The
newspaper industry is losing subscribers and suffering financially because of social
media, cable television and online news. More often than not my local paper relies
on words to sell their product, rather than current news. For instance, updating
the status of a two-year-old crime story is presented as news, and old file
photos are used rather than the photo journalist getting new pictures. In the
church those who preach, teach and give meditations can fall into a similar situation
when, rather than keeping the message new and fresh, the rely on old material they
have presented before. The writer of Hebrews said, “For the word of God is
living and active. Sharper than any double–edged sword, it penetrates even to
dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart” (Heb 4:12 NIV).
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