The Vietnam Summit, Clergy Abuse, and YouTube videos on Child Suicide.

Is the world getting better or worse?

This is Jim Denison's daily article for Wednesday, February 27th, 2019.

The second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un begins later today.

The two were scheduled to meet Wednesday night in a one-on-one

session with translators before moving to a private social dinner and more meetings tomorrow.

We can look for the negative as the summit unfolds. NPR reports, while talks may hold off

the immediate threat of a military conflict, they also give North Korea time to continue to develop

its arsenal.

Or we could look for the positive.

One example, the two leaders are meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam.

I remember when news coverage from Vietnam showed bloody images of American soldiers fighting and dying in its jungles.

We could not have imagined then that the U.S. and Vietnam would be diplomatic and economic partners today.

I told the story yesterday of Craig Coley's 39 years in prison for crimes he did not commit.

Rather than focus on the negative, Coley told New York Times reporters that he often talks to people about the power of perseverance.

He said, people that are down and out or having a hard time, my message to them is don't give up.

Tell the truth about everything, because the truth will always come back and support you. He adds, lies never do, and God can help you. He really can.

We can focus on the horrendous crimes Vatican Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty of committing,

but we can also be grateful for the courage of clergy abuse victims who have told their story

intensifying the spotlight on such sins today.

We should be horrified by reports of sex trafficking that have surfaced in the wake of Robert

Kraft's arrest.

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