Today's media pushes each one of us into a frustrating clash between two opposing sides. Polarizing, us-against-them discussions divide us and distract us from thinking clearly and communicating lovingly with others. Scott Sauls, like many of us, is weary of the bickering and is seeking a way of truth and beauty through the conflicts. Sauls presents Jesus as this way and shows us how the words and actions of Jesus reveal a response that does not perpetuate the destructive fray. Jesus offers us a way forward - away from harshness, caricatures and stereotypes.
Scott Sauls is senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee and a board member for Q Ideas. Scott is the author of Jesus Outside the Lines, Befriend, and From Weakness to...