The Plot Thickens

As the stomach churns, so does the plot thicken. Next, this is the part where I am required to acknowledge having read Norman Vincent Peale's book about positive thinking, in which everything positive is accentuated and everything negative is overlooked or forgotten or denied or something like that. I did read that book, and like cotton candy clouds so fluffy and white, I don't remember a thing about it. Yes, Peale's writings inspired those of Dr. Schuller and so many other purveyors of positive thinking. And when were the purveyors of good-news-only newspapers ever successful? In the long run, it is the bad news that attracts attention and sells books and newspapers. A Bible with all the bad parts cut out would be very slim indeed. Inclusion of the negative accentuates the fact of man's sinful nature and need for a redeemer, one to bridge this gulf between God and man, which was the purpose of Jesus' mission on earth. Jesus is the only mediator between God and man but many would perhaps prefer to ignore or overlook this point. So while we agree that the positive may be good, it doesn't tell the whole story.