Good News and Bad News

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard kids tell their parents about something bad they did, but they start out with the good news to try to soften the blow. “Hey the car still runs!” It just needs a lot of body work, etc. The good news/bad news technique is a common preview in other areas as well. In some ways, it is used to soften the blow of the bad news, but in others the bad news makes the good news seem so much better. What is the good and bad news of Christianity?