While reading the Bible yesterday I came across a statement that I found particularly challenging: "Your task is to be true, not popular." Luke 6:25 Msg.
It seems like there was a day when things were simpler. Ben Matlock told a story that convinced the judge, jury, and all of the TV viewers that the witness on the stand was the real murderer, and then he had a hot dog and never quite got the girl.
Those days have been replaced with reality shows that feature two-faced exchanges between contestants with private confessionals and commentators. Youtube provides another venue where we can track politicians and hear exactly what they said to which group they happened to be speaking to that day. It's a world of parsing words, soundbites, and clever manipulation of words to avoid saying anything of substance.
No wonder many struggle with the idea of truth, not whether it exists, but which truth should be believed. We've been programmed to believe truth depends on whether we've separated it from the lie.
Jesus told his followers that ours is a task of truth. Be true.
--Ben
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