Albert Mohler lists his nominations for the most newsworthy events of 2009.
Mohler’s criteria is that these events will actually be remembered in years to come and will have lasting consequences relating to them.
As usual, his thoughts are worth considering.
I have observed that other lists seem overly focused on the USA. I think Mohler’s list is more balanced.
A couple of points of interest:
“The Death of Michael Jackson and the Nation’s Addiction to Celebrity.”
Others have pointed out that the public outpouring of tribute to Jackson outweighed his achievements and ignored his notoriety. Clearly the public were expressing something that had more to do with their own hopes and aspirations than could directly be attributed to Jackson.
In Australia similar situations arose when naturalist Steve Irwin and former cricketer David Hookes died.
“The Leftward March of Liberal Protestantism”
This story is not so much a single incident, as it is an observation of further points of decline for movements that have long departed from Scripture as their rule for faith and practice. Mohler does not acknowledge a similar situation in Scotland.
Bible believing Christians in these movements should be concerned that their continued presence is actually to their own spiritual peril instead of thinking that their efforts will reverse this decline.
Mohler’s article encourages us to think about life not simply in terms of what we have done, but in terms of the legacy that our efforts will leave for the future.
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