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WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH?

12/1/2020

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I am always fascinated to read about who is being upset by whom in the world of intolerance and supposed diversity. This time it is some staff at Penguin book publishers, condemning management for publishing a book about which these employees do not agree. Talk about free speech - for these woke people, free speech appears to be free as long as the ideas agree with theirs. This example is only one of many which have been published over the past year.

Balancing new ideas with established ideas can be a minefield, but instant dismissal of  a different point of view is certainly not a good idea. I was brought up in a very conservative household, and was quite shocked  to learn  there were other ways a Christian can live, while still maintaining Christian values. This started me questioning my own little world resulting in me being thrown out of a Christian home for my new thoughts and values. Imagine what the great inventors, thinkers and those wanting social change for the genuinely disadvantaged went through!

Reading Psalm 119:142ff was such a welcome change from all this woke culture. "Your law is the truth"; " You are near Lord and all your commandments are true";
"Long ago I learned from your decrees that you have established them forever" - (the joys of being in the more mature age group); "The sum of your word is true". The words true and truth  are such a welcome change from reading between the lines of suspect journalism or political statements. When I was involved in small town politics, I would always sigh with relief when I read the Bible as I knew I did not have to look for hidden nasties compared to reading  the political agenda  for the next meeting. 

Jesus said "I am the truth...." We can always trust him.

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    I have always loved telling Bible stories, especially those from the Old Testament. For the past 25 years I have been teaching Religious Education in the local State School.  Each time I revisit these stories, I still find there's something more for me to learn. That's what I find so refreshing about the bible. 

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