‘What is truth?’

These are the words of Pilate to Jesus moments before sentencing Christ to be scourged. Pilate then told Jesus’ accusers that he found “no crime in him.” (John 18:38)

So much for Pilate’s “truth.”

Journalists, apparently, have a similar question for us.

“How do we report the truth while minimizing harm?” is the leading question to encourage participation in a survey conducted by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Perhaps we see where this is headed.

We keep asking the same question, hoping for a more satisfactory answer.

Jesus provided the answer, however, and it the same for Pilate’s time as well as our own.

“For this I was born,

and for this I have come into the world,

to bear witness to the truth.” (John 18:37)

Listen to Him.

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Author: Practicing, Not Perfect

Co-author of “Think Hope: Maria Middleton’s Life of Unyielding Trust in God" (ascensionpress.com/maria). He was an intimate witness to Maria’s last months and was inspired to tell her story with its potential to awaken faith in some and deepen it for others.

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