Truth

It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared.

But, being a practical leader, after several days, he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?''

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold," the meteorologist at the National Weather Service responded.

So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared.

A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?''

"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter."

The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find.

Two weeks later, the chief called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?''

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters we've ever seen.''

"How can you be so sure?" the chief asked.

The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy."

This is a funny story but it is a story that is played out in our lives all the time. Yes, times are tough. However, that does not mean we have to listen to the doom and gloom portrayed in the media. The media is often wrong. Besides, the media's job is to sell papers and advertising. Good news rarely does that.

We must focus on what is truth. There is only one place I know that we can be assured of truth...and that is the Word of God, the Bible.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:28

Truth

A good friend of mine and I were talking on the phone last night. Our discussion turned to politics and the upcoming presidential election.

We talked about the fact that there is a lot of mud-slinging going on and that it seems like you can't get the straight story from any of the prime media outlets. He said that he is starting to question anything he hears from the main stream media. I could not agree more. The news seems like the above picture (stare at the picture for a few seconds)--it appears to be moving and deceptive. I feel like I cannot trust it.

In fact, I have tried to pull away from that form of news as much as I can. Sure, I want to know what's going on, but I also want to hear about it in an unbiased way.

Just one more example of the fact that the only real Truth can be found only in the Bible.

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

John 8:32

The Sky Is Falling!

In the Toledo area gas prices have come down recently. Last week I even saw them sniff the $3.50 range. This was about a week after hearing on the radio that prices could hit $3.50 by year end because of the decrease in the price of crude oil and the decrease in demand (I guess our local gas stations didn’t know they could wait until year end to lower their prices to the current levels).

About a month prior to that, I had heard that we could see prices close to $6.00 per gallon within the next year.

Along the same lines, 30 years or so ago, I remember the media talking about how the earth could be covered by ice within the next 100 years as the earth was cooling down so fast. Today, all we hear about is global warming.

So how do you know what is true?

Certainly not from the media. We must realize that the "sky must be falling" for them to sell papers. The only place you can find absolute truth is in the Bible. Anything else is pure speculation.