The truth is . . .

Years ago we ferried our car, pop-up trailer and kids to Beaver Island in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was really the first time I experienced what it meant to work without electricity and specifically for your daily sustenance.

I'm being a bit dramatic, but seriously, we had to do what was needed during the daylight hours because it was very black at night in the woods, and we had to figure out how to manage things without electricity. Even lanterns do not quite do it.

But we did manage to get in some wonderful day trips and I fell in love with the island and the super friendly people that would give a warm wave as we passed by.

I recently read a headline in our local paper that someone had figured out a way to make single-dwelling, rental housing units for the island.

My first thought was, "Why? Why would they do that and ruin the pristine nature of that beautiful island?"

Then, after reading the article, I understood more about the housing needs of the island and the pure intentions behind the idea.

It just goes to show you that you should not make a judgment about something after just reading a headline. Unless we are willing to dig a little deeper to understand whatever it is, we need to be careful about jumping to conclusions.

I think many people might be just "reading the headlines" when it comes to the Bible. Thinking they know what it's all about, many people draw inaccurate conclusions about it.

But the truth is, like the Beaver Island article, we must take the time to learn more and be open to understanding. If you are someone who has dismissed the Bible as a bunch of stories about people that are totally irrelevant today, or something that doesn't make sense to you, or that you have no need for, I encourage you to look closer.

God's Word is rich. When you do a deep dive and discover why it is necessary to our everyday life, you will never want to be without it. When God, the creator of all that is, speaks, we should listen.

But you do have to get past the headlines. Give it a try today.

Janet Cassidy
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