ldquo Tell all the truth but tell it slant rdquo the poet Emily Dickinson wrote suggesting that because God rsquo s truth and glory is far ldquo too bright rdquo for vulnerable human beings to understand or receive all at once it rsquo s best for us to receive and share God rsquo s grace and truth in ldquo slant rdquo mdash gentle indirect mdash ways For ldquo the Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind rdquo The apostle Paul made a similar argument in Ephesians when he urged believers to be ldquo completely humble and gentle rdquo [... more]