Today, I had Emma and Faith with me as we were driving to a friend’s house. I was flipping through the radio stations trying to find something suitable to listen to, when I came upon a station that had a familiar Christian song playing. As the song played, Faith noted, “Isn’t it cool that this is on the radio?” The song was full of God’s grace and the fact that His Son came to die for sinners. Yes, it’s pretty cool that we can turn on the radio and find the gospel sung to us, or preached to us on several stations at any given time. What is equally “cool” is that Faith recognizes what a wonderful gift that is.
When we lived in England, they had no such stations, at least broadcasting where we lived. It was shocking to us to find that when we lived there. From our understanding, it isn’t easily permitted because of “items that may be offensive to people of other, non-Christian beliefs”. Makes me wonder about whether or not the radio authority is concerned about whether or not Christians are offended by some of the other things that are broadcasted.
So, while we may despair at how our country is sliding away from our Christian heritage, let’s be thankful for these things we often forget to be thankful for. I love it that Faith reminds me of them daily.
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