Think About It

Have you ever wondered what makes someone an expert? Years ago, the joke was that an expert was someone who owned a briefcase and was at least 100 miles away from home. Through the years, maybe a modern expert is someone who has their own website and PowerPoint presentation. Expertise is often a subjective term applied by those who find someone who can defend their cause. An increasingly used phrase these days is, “According to an expert …”; but too often their credentials are never posted for evaluation or vetted for acceptance. Even if someone has the credentials, that doesn’t mean that their ability is on a par with their academic success. Sure, there are a lot of expects out there, but do they really know what they are talking about? The reason I bring this up is not (necessarily) to criticize modern day reliance on experts, rather it is to highlight the one true expert on human life. Thousands of years ago, our Lord was praised, “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to rec