It came like a message from heaven, except, okay, I actually read it on the side of a bright blue bus in the Sam's Club parking lot. Believe in Something Better. Yes! That's what I want! I know I'm not alone. For isn't that the cry of our hearts? The search for significance? To believe in something better..and bigger...and brighter than ourselves?

It was an ad for a cell phone company. Is that as good as it gets? Is that what we are willing to settle for? "More bars in more places"? Give me a break. When we think of believing, will we settle for what Madison Avenue tells us is important? (With my background in advertising, I'm very afraid we do.)

I do believe in Something Better. Hear me as I shout from the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, "I will no longer settle for what the world says is better!" You see, I believe in ultimate Truth. I believe that Jesus is The Way, The Truth and The Life.

Not "a" Way. The Way.

Not "a" Truth. The Truth.

Not "a" Life. The Life.

That's Something Better. Believe.