Written in connection to a sermon preached in September 2022 of the same name.
The news is called good not birthed by a legend
Infractions of mankind, distorted aggressions
Confound the true faithful purporting to find
God the Creator too hateful or kind
The din of decay oft frequent disguised
By brushes, and filters, popularity likes
The click of a button, a few followers more
Truth the brainless child of a cultural war
The gospel of Fox News and CNN converge
Is good news as far as my bias is served
Vote right wing, try harder, give all to the poor
This Christ is now only political whore
Above chaos, and strife, endless hate, constant rife,
The power of truth proclaims over the fight
For all who will trust, faith alone is the means
In Christ the true healer of sin’s ill disease
Against all false powers, grace gathers to prove
True gospel of truth will not be diffused
The power of God in the person of Christ
Dead, buried, and risen, calls transgressors right.
So lift strong your voice
Oh church the redeemed
For Gospel is not to be hidden but seen
Declared to all people the promise of hope
In Jesus our shelter, our glory alone.