Honest Enough?
A culture comfortable with white lies and half-truths challenges Christians to pursue the harder calling of speaking truth with both honesty and love.
Honesty
What Is Truth?
Not every question is asked in order to get an answer. In the scene I described in my last article, the Roman ruler asks this question not in order to better understand the Truth, but rather to mock the very idea of Truth. Think of it along the lines of your significant other asking, “What …
To Tell the Truth
Is it ever ok to lie? What about half-truths or white lies? Isn’t it ok to lie if it keeps from hurting someone’s feeling? God’s answer is an emphatic “No.”
Nothing But the Truth
“Yes, Aunt Jean, your hair looks great!” “No, honey, that dress does not make your butt look fat.” “The boss just stepped out of the office.” “I didn’t eat all of the cookies, Mama.” “I caught a fish that was two feet long.” These are all examples of everyday lies …