The impulse to compare the novel coronavirus to the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 is understandable. But as we move toward re-opening the economy, I’ve seen a couple of memes floating around that gave me pause. And if I was wondering about them, I figured others might be too. So I did some research,...
Category: Discernment
The End of Discernment
Of course, there isn’t an end of discernment. It’s a continual process of how we live, a way of engaging with other people, our world and its message, and the Bible. And I will continue to talk about this invaluable topic in the future. But for now, I think it’s time to tie a...
Supporting Discernment
It’s Black Friday. And I absolutely REFUSE to leave my house unless someone’s life depends on it on Black Friday. All the people and cars and traffic and people. *shudder* But even on a day like today, we can take discernment into account. So today, some brief thoughts on supporting discernment. A Few Good...
False Discernment
I struggled to find a good title for this post. “When It’s not Really Discernment” is accurate, but I couldn’t figure out the SEO for that one. I tried “Faking Discernment,” but today’s post isn’t about someone who’s faking. It’s about the ways we think we’re living discerningly, when we aren’t. It’s about false...
Urgency is the Enemy of Discernment
I do pretty much everything fast. It’s part of my (ahem) charm. But speed is different from urgency. And urgency is the enemy of discernment. Urgency is a push, internal or external, that says “this cannot wait.” It believes that another minute (or hour or day or year) will cause the downfall of civilization...