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...
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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...
Ask God Questions
I’ve talked about asking questions. And asking why. And mentioned that questions are probably the fundamental skill for discernment. But I’m convinced the most important aspect of this particular skill is to ask God questions. Is is valuable and necessary to talk to other people, to listen well, to ask good, hard questions and...
Humbly Certain
When I taught freshman composition at a Christian college, years ago, I often used the phrase humbly certain to describe the kind of thinking I was encouraging them to do. And I still believe it’s one of the most important qualities for any thinking Christian to cultivate. Being Flexible Too often, we think of...