"What is truth?" retorted Pilate. John 18:38
When it comes to this world, the Internet, political and social division, etc, etc I am not sure I know what is "the truth" anymore.
For every single issue you can find an article with an expert who knows "the truth" and I believe it. I mean this person is an expert and they are citing official documents.
Then I find someone on the other side of the issue.
In fact, it happens on almost a daily basis, and sometimes hourly.
I feel that I am educated and up on what is going on at any given moment, but even I wonder if I know what truth is anymore.
And there are so many people who are so secure in "the truth" and are unwilling to even listen to an opposing viewpoint. And if they do, they're quick to point out why you're wrong because they have data, they know the intent, they are smarter than you, you're the one being misled.
We have in our pockets the history of the known world and every detail and opinion ever written, it seems, yet we continue to become less..."smart".
Me included.
Social media is so powerful in allowing us to keep up with friends from way back, for sharing out thoughts, and possibly becoming more informed and making money from it.
But it also allows a platform for the uneducated and even the good intentioned to be wrong, ridiculed and "canceled".
What is truth?
I'm not sure anymore other than what I can see.
Truth is the love I have for my wife and kids, and how I feel about my co-workers and students.
Truth is the feeling I have towards real people who interact in my real life.
And truth is my faith in Jesus Christ.
And even that truth has more denominations and interpretations that I care to write about here.
It's sad and depressing, yet I have hope.
My hope is in Jesus, not in a person, not in a self-help book, not in a philosophy, not in a politician, but in Jesus.
The rest of you people can argue about what you want, but if I'm going to be wrong, I'm going to try to love as Jesus said to do.
