Believe What?

Whether you have seen it or not, you probably know that the beautifully animated movie The Polar Express (based on the award-winning children's book) came to theaters a few weeks ago. And, if you've gone anywhere near a retailer this holiday season, no doubt you've seen cards and gifts emblazoned with its theme: "Believe!"
This message bothers me. Does it bother anyone else? I want to shout, "Believe what?"
There is the idea, the not-so-subtle assertion, that the act of believing is laudable in itself, apart from the object of belief.
During this holiday season, let's remind ourselves and all the children in our lives that believing is a good thing IF (and only if) it's attached to truth. There's a huge difference between the cute North Pole fantasy in the movie and the true story of Christmas.
In contrast to what the film says, when we decide to get on a train, it DOES matter where that train is going. I'm hoping the movie will spark a good conversation with someone in your life, a conversation about the crucial difference between blind believing and biblical faith based on proven observations of both a material and an immaterial nature - material designs in creation and immaterial aspects of relationships with other human beings.

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