You may not know who Brit Hume is, but I do.  And I like him.  He’s the Tom Brokaw - the Peter Jennings - of Fox News.  He’s the older, respected, top anchor of their newsroom; particularly when it comes to anything remotely political.  I’ve always like him because his signature sad eyes, deep voice, and slow way of speaking have always given me a sense of his wisdom and hints of actual impartiality.

In just a few days he’ll be officially retiring.  In listing his reasons why, he gave some of the standard answers: time with the wife,  time on the golf course.  But what struck me was desire to use retirement as a time to finally dig deeper into his Christian faith.  Here’s a snippet of the very interesting LA Times article:

“Family is a big piece of it.  And Christ is a big piece of it.  And golf is a big piece of it.” As he prepares to anchor his last presidential campaign, Hume said he’s eager to immerse himself in a more spiritual life after dwelling for so long in the secular.

The anchor described himself as a “nominal Christian” until 10 years ago, when his son Sandy committed suicide at age 28.  “I feel like I was really kind of saved when my son died by faith and by the grace of God, and that’s very much on my consciousness,” said Hume, who plans to get more involved in his wife’s Bible study group.

I love the fact that he’s going to get involved in his wife’s Bible study group.  That made my day.  The death of his son explains the sad eyes.  It sounds like a change of pace and priorities long overdue.

However, if there’s a lesson to be learned - and I’m sure that Hume would agree - immersing oneself in their faith and following Jesus with all they’ve got is not something best saved for retirement; like more time on the golf course.  Golf can wait.  Jesus can’t.  Your family can’t.  But I’m glad the guy is getting his priorities straight now rather than never.  May we do the same.