Here's the Pitch
Theme of the Week: Spurn Spin
Sunday, July 31, 2005
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Who Said It…Mark Roberts
Mark has been senior pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, California for 14 years. Before that he was education pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. Dr. Roberts's degrees are from Harvard University.
Mark is an active blogger (www.markdroberts.com). He enjoys hanging out with his wife Linda and their two children, biking, and playing "home improvement" around the house. What He Said…Here's the Pitch
As a major league pitcher puts spin on a curve ball to confuse a batter, so the verbal spinner twists the truth to keep the listener off balance. Spin, said former CNN Crossfire host Bill Press, is hard to define. "It's not the truth. Neither is it a lie. Spin lies somewhere in between: almost telling the truth, but not quite; bending the truth to make things look as good—or as bad—as possible; painting things in the best—or worst—possible light."
We can't escape spin. Politicians spin their positions. Advertisers spin their products. Coaches spin their losses. Students spin their low grades. Spouses spin their marital messes. Corporate executives spin their bottom lines. Employees spin their mistakes. Most of us can spin with the best of them, saying things that are true in some sense, but not speaking the full truth that ought to be spoken. And we excuse our lack of truthfulness or even congratulate ourselves on our cleverness.
Adapted from Dare to Be True (WaterBrook, 2003) by permission.
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I realize, Lord, that You desire honesty from the heart. But I kid myself and fudge the truth to impress others. Help me to change.
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