Work Backwards
We could be peacemakers and truth-tellers in the vast majority of situations.
If we're honest, Kingdom-meets-world case studies are difficult. Conversations on violence go like this: If someone breaks into my house and threatens my family... What about Law Enforcement and the military? On lying: Is it okay to lie when hiding a victim? These are tough questions, and I respect the different viewpoints. But what if none of these situations apply to me right now?
Starting with this level of complexity shuts down our imagination for something better. Wouldn't it be wiser to start from the other end — a wholehearted commitment to Kingdom values — then work backwards into the situations we actually face?