TRUE[ish]: Is absolute truth for real?

At the moment, I’m sitting in Panera enjoying some coffee and typing on my blog, because I’m told that’s what 8 out of 10 “hip young youth pastors” do in their free time. Got a new Sony HD video camera today, and I’m pretty excited about it. I went ahead and bought one today because there are a bunch of things happening at FCC that I’m pretty excited about, and I want to not only be able to remember this stuff, but I have some ideas for some videos.

One video I’m hoping to start working on is a “man-on-the-street” interview type of video where I just basically want to ask people what the idea of “absolute truth” means to them. If you don’t know, absolute truth is the idea that there are some things that are true for all people in all places at all times, no exceptions or exemptions.

We’re starting into a new teaching series at Oasis (our midweek youth program at FCC) called “TRUE[ish,] that examines what God has to say, in black-and-white, about some of the tougher moral and social issues facing 12-18 year olds these days.

Life is getting harder, that’s for darn sure, and my heart breaks in some way every day when I see one of the students I care so much about give in to one of the empty offerings of the world. The goal of this series is to help establish a firm foundation for the students who attend Oasis to stand on. I want them to have a clearly defined belief system. I want them to know what’s right and wrong according to God; not Oprah or Obama. I want them to have a heads-up when it comes to standing up and speaking out in truth and in love.

So I’d appreciate it if you’d help me get started on this. I need your response: Is “absolute truth” for real? If so, what examples of absolute truth come to mind?