SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Dear Friends in Jesus -

The news media are supposed to help us understand the world, and faster, better, more varied communication technologies are supposed to enrich that process of understanding, but people are now more comfortable with ideas that feel true, even if the evidence for those beliefs is thin.

Salon writer Farhad Manjoo explains what's powering this phenomenon in his book, True Enough. He explains why things have so often worked in reverse - and why Americans no longer disagree just about opinions and political values, but about basic factual realities. This problem of 'truthiness' is depressingly familiar, but Manjoo adds useful information and insights about its origins, effects, and possible solutions.

It may seem naive and shallow to just point to Jesus, but… the way of humble, loving service, and inclusive, embracing love of Jesus (and by Jesus) is the antidote to the chaos, brutality, and evil of the world.

“If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free,” John 8:31-32.