Good news rarely is popular, especially for Christians. It's much more energizing to receive, relish and pass along bad news, while marinating in outrage.
Recently I was reminded that deaths of children under age five have declined globally since 1950 from 22% to 4.5%. The biggest decline was in Africa, from 32% to 8%. Just imagine if one third of all young children were routinely dying. Of course, that statistic was true in America in the 19th century, not many generations ago.
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