IN LOGARITHMS WE TRUST:

The Soul Anchor [Hebrews 6:19] - July 1, 2026

For generations, Americans have carried a short, silent sermon in their pockets. Every dollar, every coin, every transaction whisper the same four words: In God We Trust. It’s our national motto — not just a slogan, but a declaration that the strength of a nation rests on something higher than itself.

But does it truly reflect our heart? Recent surveys tell a different story, showing that our trust is drifting.

A 2024 Pew Research study found that Americans now express more confidence in algorithms than in Congress, the media, or many long standing civic institutions and even churches. Another national survey reported that nearly two thirds of adults trust automated systems to make fairer decisions than human beings. And in one striking poll, a majority said they believe AI will soon be more reliable than human judgment in areas like hiring, medical analysis, financial forecasting, and umpiring baseball games.

In other words, as a culture we are quietly shifting from “In God we trust” to “In algorithms we trust.”

Algorithms aren’t necessarily evil. They’re tools — powerful ones. But tools make terrible gods. They can calculate, but they cannot comfort in times of distress. They can predict, but they cannot provide peace. They can tell us about history, but they cannot give us a future. They can process data, but they cannot heal a heart, forgive a sin, or guide a nation.

Scripture gives us a different, much more solid foundation for trust — one that has held firm long before the first line of code was ever written or “In God We Trust” was on our money.

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.” (Jer. 17:7)

“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken.” (Ps. 125:1)

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart    and lean not on your own understanding;

 in all your ways submit to him,   and he will make your paths straight.” (Prov. 3:5)

“It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.” (Ps. 118:8)

Repeatedly, the Bible ties trust to blessing. Not because trust is magic, but because trust is relational. We are blessed when we trust the Lord because we are placing our confidence in the only One who is unchanging, all knowing, and perfectly good.

As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, it’s worth asking: What kind of nation are we becoming? A nation guided by wisdom — or by whatever the algorithm recommends next? A people shaped by the fear of the Lord — or by the fear of missing out? A culture anchored in truth — or in trending data?

Maybe the most patriotic thing we can do this year is return to the motto we’ve allowed to fade into the background. Not just printed on our currency, but engraved on our hearts:

In God we trust. Not in systems. Not in statistics. Not in logarithms. But in the Lord who blesses those who trust in Him.

Who do you really trust today?