How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved me to Win Hearts, Not Just Arguments

by Preston Perry

'Preston fuels our courage, revisits the essentials, and lights a path back to the narrow road.'
- CHARLIE DATES

'Preston shares his compelling story of becoming a Christian and then provides a road map - through his successes and failures - for how to lovingly and naturally share your faith with others.'
- SEAN McDOWELL

In How to Tell the Truth, Preston Perry tells the story of how God chased him. The streets of Chicago were his home, but amid crime and violence God found him and awakened in him a gift for sharing his faith.

On those Chicago streets he encountered all sorts of people who had their own versions of the truth - from Jehovah's Witnesses to Mormons to Hebrew Israelites. That is where Preston discovered not only the importance of the truth but also how to tell the truth in a way that speaks to someone's heart. Sharing our faith is not about winning arguments; it's about winning hearts. And the way we do that is by engaging with friends, neighbours, and co-workers with truth, dignity, and respect.

Set against the powerful testimony of how God stepped into rescue Preston from his early life of crime and drugs, How to Tell the Truth is a hope-filled encouragement to take up Jesus' invitation to 'make disciples of all nations' and enjoy the powerful conversations that result. Unlike any other book on evangelism, How to Tell the Truth will demonstrate how to share your faith with confidence and compassion. Perfect for anyone who loves to talk about Jesus or wishes they could do it better.

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 23, 2024

About the author

Preston Perry is a poet, author, teacher, apologist and evangelist from Chicago. By the grace of God, Preston has become a formidable communicator of the gospel. His love for people inspires him to pair transparency and vulnerability with his creativity in a way that promotes freedom. Preston pursues engagement with people from various faith backgrounds. He has a palpable passion for God’s word, and stands on biblical truth amidst his study of other religions. Preston’s writing and teaching has been featured on ministry platforms like The Gospel Coalition, the Poets in Autumn Tour, and Legacy Disciple. In 2017, Preston founded an apologetics YouTube channel and Bold Apparel as avenues to engage the public in theological discourse. Though Preston shares God’s desires for humanity publicly - he considers his family his primary ministry. Preston resides in Atlanta with his wife Jackie and their four beautiful children.

Reviews

[Kelly Terrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Take notes while reading! Biggest take away…seeking hearts for Jesus means you have to have a heart for the person! “Don’t let your pride, murder your message!”

[Micaylyn Darby · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Tell the truth now, because every jaw in heaven that did will be fixed with the sound of Hallelujah, and everyone that swallowed the truth to live comfortably on earth will have no eternal peace.”

WOWZA. Strong and powerful exhortation in this book towards being faithfully active and bold in sharing the Gospel! Love Preston’s personal anecdotes. Love the simplicity and Scriptural backing for his evangelism/discipleship methods used both in his personal conversion and encounters with others.

[Kaleb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way everything flows and Preston’s writing language is easy to follow and descriptive. Honestly seemed conversational even though it’s one sided, but this book had me hooked the whole time