The upcoming star-studded film The Words tells the story of a struggling novelist, Rory Jansen, who finally achieves success after finding an anonymous manuscript and publishing it under his own name. Jansen gets the book sales and critical accolades that for so long had eluded him, but he sacrifices his integrity. And it catches up with him. The technology available to us today allows us to pass off someone else’s work as our own with the tap of a finger. It also allows us to illegally obtain an endless supply of free music, photos, and videos without legal repercussions. But even if we don’t get in trouble with the feds, such actions affect our integrity. LinC talks about integrity and how our faith influences our use of technology. Key Scriptures: Genesis 27:1-29; Exodus 20:15-17; Mark 10:35-45. The first episode of The American Bible Challenge, which aired recently on GSN, was the highest-rated show in the network’s history. The show tests contestants’ knowledge of Scripture. And, if the 1.7 million viewers who tuned in for the show’s debut are any indication, a lot of people are eager to put their Bible expertise to the test by answering the questions posed by host Jeff Foxworthy. The Bible raises a lot of questions, some of which can’t be answered in a trivia game. Perhaps most important is a question that Jesus asked Peter: “Who do you say that I am?” Next week we’ll wrestle with the answers to Jesus’ question and other deep questions of faith.
