Have you ever seen the movie Newsies? It’s based on the true story in the early 20^th century when the Newsies (boys that sold newspapers on the streets) of New York went on strike when the price of newspapers jumped.

When the lead character Jack Kelly was asked the question: “What makes the headlines good?” He answered in his thick New York Accent, “Aw, you know, catchy woids like…maniac, corpse…let’s see…lovenest, nude…”

What caused you to click on this post? Did the word nude attract you? Why?

Why do words like sex, nude and naked draw people into read? If you’re a dude, is it because you (we) think you will see a picture that reflects the title? If you’re a woman, is it because you think you will read a romantic fantasy that doesn’t reflect real life? What is it?

What I do know is that it draws us in and I highly doubt it is because we think the story will give us great biblical lessons on how not to commit adultery or stay pure for our future spouse.

I think we read it because we are sinners and our world makes money off our sin. I think we read it because we like the excitement of rebellion. I think we read it because perhaps, just perhaps, lust has become more important to us than Jesus.

I can’t help but ask myself the question: how much can we blame on our society and how much of the responsibility should we put on ourselves?

For Jesus’ fame,
JK