If the Bible Isn’t the Ultimate Truth, What Is?

Wrestling with Faith, Scripture, and What Really Matters

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“The best book to read is the Bible,
The best book to read is the Bible.
If you read it every day,
It will help you on your way.
Oh… the best book to read is the Bible!”

This was a song we used to sing in Sunday School.

I remember it as clear as day.

I’m sitting cross-legged on the church carpet, surrounded by other kids in their Sunday best — itchy dresses, stiff collars, clip-on ties. Up front, our Sunday School teacher is strumming an acoustic guitar, her fingers moving over the chords with the confidence of someone who’s played this song a hundred times before. She’s smiling wide, bobbing her head in rhythm, motioning for us to clap along.

And we do.

Some of the younger kids clap their hands together off-beat, grinning like this is the best part of their morning. The older ones — kids like me — sing along a little less enthusiastically, but still loud enough to be heard.

Because we believe it.

Every word.

The Bible isn’t just a book — it’s the book. It has all the answers. It is the final authority on everything. If the Bible says it, that settles it. As a…