Telling Each Other the Truth

Truth Spoken in Love, Not Harshness, Can heal the Hurts Between People.In his bestselling Telling Yourself the Truth, William Backus showed that biblical truth, properly believed and used, has power to bring emotional health to people. Now in Telling Each Other the Truth, he demonstrates that truth can also heal relationships. Truth heals the hurts between people as well as the hurts inside them.Developing principles that bring health and strength to interpersonal relationships, Dr. Backus provides the reader with:Insight for speaking the truth in love rather than accusation and defensiveness.Methods to avoid manipulating.The freedom to say no.Keys to listening to what others are saying.Skills to help wrap the truth in love.Training in social conversation truth seasoned with salt.What a difference it makes when we know what to say, how to say it, and when the time is right.