We heard from an array of fantastic speakers: Ashley Crouch schooled us on social media communication, Ryan T. Anderson and Sherif Girgis reminded us what marriage is, and Professor Robert George called us to be heroes,
speaking the truth in love for our neighbors on campus.
Not exact matches
«
Speaking the
truth in love»,
in my experience, is usually a good theological justification
for verbally abusing someone.
Before we
speak, we must make sure we are
speaking the
truth in love, and
for the glory of God.
For instance
in Ephesians 4:15 Paul doesn't tell us to
speak the
truth or to
speak in love, but to
speak the
truth in love.
I have followed her
for several years now, and what I
love most about her work is the quiet strength with which she goes about it, the way
in which she proves you don't have to
speak in anger to
speak a hard
truth.
Therefore, is it not done to defend the
truth,
for truth must be
spoken in love, and there is no fear
in love.
As universalists, you may think I'm naive and wrong, but is there no room
in your heart
for compassion and understanding
for the Evangelist who thinks he sees lost people around him and
speaks the
truth in love as he understands it.
What we can do is look
for opportunities to
love like Christ, sometimes by embracing others
in the midst of their (and, ahem, our own) flaws, and other times by
speaking truth when they're needed.
While its sad that many Christians forget this fact
in our culture today, bowing into the world and compromising the
truth of God
for comfort, its also said that some groups are hated
for speaking «the
truth» rather than displaying the radical
love of Christ.
And even
in love it may alienate someone but if we are
speaking the
truth of God's word and do it
in a
loving way we can not be held accountable
for it offending someone.
We pray we
speak on these subjects
in a way that upholds God's
truth while demonstrating Christ's heart and
love for all people.
God put Paul on the back burner
for 17 years
in order to teach Paul how to
speak the
truth in love.
Over the centuries Christians have seized on the cross as their central symbol, not by accident but because Christian insight has understood that it is
in the one who
loved us and gave himself
for us that the
truth about God and humankind is
spoken; and that this
loving and giving were consummated on Calvary.
Despite this, Beckett's book remains an important survey and reminder of what
in Western thought is of value, and why, and demonstrates the
truth articulated by both the Second Vatican Council and Saint Julian: «Whatever has been
spoken aright by any man... belongs to us Christians;
for we worship and
love... the Logos which is from the unbegotten and ineffable God... [and] those writers were able, through the seed of the Logos implanted inthem, to see reality darkly» (p. 51).
There is no «rock and a hard place» set of choices here
for Christians, nor is there any
in Nigeria and Uganda on the front of basic human rights that Christians themselves helped define and defend: We are called to
speak the
truth in love, to oppose what is wrong, and to do so whether or not it is culturally comfortable or politically secure.
Thus all that is upbuilding, expressive of
love and tenderness, eager
for the right, concerned
for justice, informed by courage, able to establish sound relationships and sound dealings — all that manifests beauty and that
speaks of
truth — all this is the working of God, who moves
in the world by the Word and from that world receives the Amen of responsive conformity through the Holy Spirit active
in the creation.
So, when we
speak about God's
love for the stranger, it is not a conversation that is based on any one particular verse pulled randomly from an ancient text, but a striking
truth that is rooted
in the entire revelation of God's salvific activity that culminates on the cross.
When we
speak about God's
love for the stranger, it is not a conversation that is based on any one particular verse pulled randomly from an ancient text, but a striking
truth that is rooted
in the entire revelation of God's salvific activity that culminates on the cross.
Those of us who are aware of individual and structural racism
in the church must continue to point it out, facilitate discussions,
speak the
truth in love, challenge our pastors and leaders, pray
for healing and work
for justice.»
To illustrate, among the people who come to our pastoral counseling and growth center
for help, many desperately need a counselor who has the caring and courage to «
speak the
truth in love» to them.
Tolerance is the practice of this fidelity; it is a readiness
for speaking and hearing «the
truth in love.»
But now we are
in the same room and can
speak truth to each other, but
truth that is
spoken with a deep sense of
love for the other, not as a thing, a Primate, but as a person,
loved by God whatever their faults.
Here are some tips
for speaking your
truth with
love, respect, or diplomacy to folks
in your personal and professional life, as well as a journal exercise to help you discover your
truth.
As single Christians, remember that the foundation
for all of our emails and online communications should be
speaking the
truth in love (Eph.
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in Cell Block 99 «The Crown Sleeps» from The Breadwinner «World Gone Mad» from Bright «Mystery of
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for This World» from Cries From Syria «There's Something Special» from Despicable Me 3 «It Ain't Fair» from Detroit «A Little Change
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in My Eyes (Theme From Drawing Home)» from Drawing Home «All In My Head» from Elizabeth Blue «Dying for Ya» from Elizabeth Blue «Green» from Elizabeth Blue «Can't Hold Out on Love» from Father Figures «Home» from Ferdinand «I Don't Wan na Live Forever» from Fifty Shades Darker «You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way» from Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool «This Is How You Walk On» from Gifted «Summer Storm» from The Glass Castle «The Pure and the Damned» from Good Time «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman «The Hero» from The Hero «How Shall a Sparrow Fly» from Hostiles «Just Getting Started» from If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling Giants» from Tickling Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the S
in My Eyes (Theme From Drawing Home)» from Drawing Home «All
In My Head» from Elizabeth Blue «Dying for Ya» from Elizabeth Blue «Green» from Elizabeth Blue «Can't Hold Out on Love» from Father Figures «Home» from Ferdinand «I Don't Wan na Live Forever» from Fifty Shades Darker «You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way» from Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool «This Is How You Walk On» from Gifted «Summer Storm» from The Glass Castle «The Pure and the Damned» from Good Time «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman «The Hero» from The Hero «How Shall a Sparrow Fly» from Hostiles «Just Getting Started» from If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling Giants» from Tickling Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the S
In My Head» from Elizabeth Blue «Dying
for Ya» from Elizabeth Blue «Green» from Elizabeth Blue «Can't Hold Out on
Love» from Father Figures «Home» from Ferdinand «I Don't Wan na Live Forever» from Fifty Shades Darker «You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way» from Film Stars Don't Die
in Liverpool «This Is How You Walk On» from Gifted «Summer Storm» from The Glass Castle «The Pure and the Damned» from Good Time «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman «The Hero» from The Hero «How Shall a Sparrow Fly» from Hostiles «Just Getting Started» from If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling Giants» from Tickling Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the S
in Liverpool «This Is How You Walk On» from Gifted «Summer Storm» from The Glass Castle «The Pure and the Damned» from Good Time «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman «The Hero» from The Hero «How Shall a Sparrow Fly» from Hostiles «Just Getting Started» from If You're Not
in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling Giants» from Tickling Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the S
in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «
Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel:
Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up
for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing
for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff
Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling Giants» from Tickling Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «
Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the Sea
+ praying a prayer of gratitude
for each little miracle (like those above) + reading a blog where someone has been brave enough to
speak love,
truth, kindness and get others to join the wave... we need more of that
in this world.