The Two-Degree Shift

In the winter of 1979, an Air New Zealand flight took off toward Antarctica. But the night before, a programmer had adjusted the flight’s navigation coordinates by a mere two degrees. To most of us, a two-degree shift seems completely insignificant. But in aviation, it changes everything. Because of that tiny, unknown shift, the plane missed its safe passage and tore into the side of a massive volcano. Over two hundred and fifty lives were lost that day. Today, we have to ask: are we treating our faith with that same dangerous casualness? Do we shift truth by a mere two degrees thinking it is insignificant?