What do you know

One day I was doing my usual scanning of stories on the interwebs - I usually read half a dozen articles or so, chew on the news and sports sites and whatnot - and I thought, "Is this really helping me, or is it maybe making me worse?" Not that knowledge is bad, but does there come a point where enough is enough?

I don't remember if it was just before or soon after I read this article: 'California's Yoga, Wellness and Spirituality Community Has A QAnon Problem.' It details how the conspiracy culture had spread into and through these groups via social media - Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok - but also podcats, virtual classes, and small groups as well! As one person noted: QAnon is really just WooAnon - they woo one another in, however they can!

So it got me to thinking that maybe I read too much. Because, hey, I'm just as susceptible to wooing as the next person. I'd already given up my daily devouring of MSN because I could detect the one-sidedness.

Since that time I've had a couple things keep coming back to me...

First, I keep being reminded of the Apostle Paul's statement at the beginning of 1 Corinthians 2 (below). He endeavored to know only Christ, and him crucified. Now, certainly he was using a bit of hyperbole. He knew many other things as well, but the crucifixion of Christ was the main thing.

Secondly, and along the same lines, I've had this random song from yesteryear creeping into my brain. We used to sing it at church all the time. It starts out:

In the secret
In the quiet place
In the stillness
You are there   

In the secret
In the quiet hour I wait    only for You
'Cause, I want to know You more   

Chorus:

I want to know You
I want to hear Your voice
I want to know You more
I want to touch You
I want to see Your face
I want to know You more

Those were good times. And, honestly, I did know him more at that time. But maybe it wasn't the 'time' that was critical... as what the main thing was to me at that time.

Anyway, I'm not trying to sound all high-and-mighty or anything, but this has been swimming about my brain for several weeks. I thought maybe today was a good time to write it out. 

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1 Corinthians 2:1-2
"You’ll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God’s sheer genius, I didn’t try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did—Jesus crucified."