Dare to Be True

Table Of Contents

Contents

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Introduction: Do You Dare? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1 The Truthful Trinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Truth You Can Trust

2 Called to Truthfulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 31
Distinctive Living in an Age of Spin

3 Spurning Spin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The Rejection That Refreshes

4 Facing the Truth We’d Rather Avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Confession and the New Creation

5 Divine Training in Truthfulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 75
Learning from the Master of Truth

6 Truthful Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 87
Don’t Even Try to Go It Alone

7 Speak Gently and Bury Your Big Stick . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . 101
Don’t Be an Obnoxious Christian

8 Truth in the Trenches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 117
Telling the Truth When It’s Tricky

9 Truth with Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
You Gotta Walk the Walk

10 Living as Children of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 147
The Magnetism of Truth in a Dark World

11 Enjoy the Freedom of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 163
How Truthful Living Sets You Free

Discussion Guide: Questions for Study and Growth . . . . . . . . . .. . 181
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 201