And why do we listen?  I have a friend who is a missionary in Nicaragua – you can check out their ministry here.  And he tweeted an interesting point the other day – he’s in another country, trying to stay connected to current events in America, and has little time to spend doing it – and when he goes to check his news feed – he is told that “Breaking News” is who was nominated for a Grammy and who wasn’t.

I empathize with his frustration.

Why is controversy the most dominant reason why some things make headlines and others don’t?  Here’s another example – Steelers and Packers make the Superbowl and there are tons of story lines to cover there – yet what is dominating the headlines – Jay Cutler’s injury – for the Bears, who lost.  Seriously?

Controversy sells – and we are buying.  Maybe we should stop.