Focus on the Family Commentary
Oct 13, 2026 · 2 min · 3 segments
To communicate truth effectively, we must keep two things in mind: what we speak and how we speak it. Jim Daly explains how to persuade people to consider different perspectives by offering them truth…
Jim DalyHost
Nobody will care what we believe if we're yelling, but they might listen to us if we're kind and speak to them with respect.
Unless someone is facing imminent danger, we can always decide later if what we have to say is still relevant.
Instead of insisting that other people agree, we should persuade them to consider a different perspective, and the only way to do that is to offer people truth wrapped in kindness.
The bottom line is this, truth isn't communicated through anger and conflict, but through civility and respect.
Whether we're speaking the truth about a marriage, a family, or the culture, the goal isn't to win an argument.
Nobody will care what we believe if we're yelling, but they might listen to us if we're kind and speak to them with respect.
Unless someone is facing imminent danger, we can always decide later if what we have to say is still relevant.
Instead of insisting that other people agree, we should persuade them to consider a different perspective, and the only way to do that is to offer people truth wrapped in kindness.
The bottom line is this, truth isn't communicated through anger and conflict, but through civility and respect.
Whether we're speaking the truth about a marriage, a family, or the culture, the goal isn't to win an argument.
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