Why We Beat Around the Bush and How to Stop

"Stop beating around the bush, and just say what you mean." In our current social and political circumstance, this feels harder than ever. People are too easily offended, and the truth is not rightly understood or prioritized. Cancel culture would have us all bowing and scraping and praying to the mob to not destroy our careers and social lives. But the truth must enjoy an unwavering commitment from Christians because we serve and worship a God who commands such. Moreover, Christ our Savior calls himself not only true in some general sense, but "the Truth." Like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah in the Old Testament book of Daniel, we can in our day expect to be plotted against, resented, and persecuted for excellence in word and deed. Yet there is a God in Heaven who sees and rewards those who faithfully serve him, and those who are unwavering in their obedience to the Most High will never be put to shame.