Just Tell The Truth
Wm. B. Eerdmans
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What does it mean to live the Christian life with conviction?
Richard Lischer insists that Christians have a stake in the political and social conflicts that are dividing our culture. In whatever circumstance, Christians are obligated to tell the truth about what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
In Just Tell the Truth, Lischer explores seasons of suffering, hope, and triumph in the light of the gospel. Drawing upon Scripture and the lives of both well-known and anonymous Christians, he helps his readers imagine what truthful living looks like. While remaining biblically and theologically rooted, the sermons eloquently engage the present moment, showing how Christian conviction has a place in the controversial realms of politics, racial justice, and the COVID-19 crisis.
The nourishing meditations in Just Tell the Truth align the rhythm of the gospel with the curvature of human experience, empowering Christians to find the heart of God in what is too often a heartless world.
“Prepare to be encouraged, challenged, and emboldened by someone who reminds you why the Gospel matters — and that sermons can be works of literary art.”
— Barbara Brown Taylor, author of Always a Guest
“Richard Lischer plums both deep traditions and urgent contacts to remind us that it is when the ancestors speak strongest through the preacher that she or he unfurls the most original and creative visions.”
— William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign
“With searing honesty, Lischer trusts God to show up in the words that give him something to say. God knows we need examples of sermons that avoid the sentimentalities of our culture, and this book does just that.”
— Stanley Hauerwas, author of Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir