The goal of living a discerning life is to avoid being deceived. That’s our challenge and that’s our hope. By learning to apply biblical discernment, we can protect ourselves, our families, and our churches. And the first step in that process is to recognize the pattern of deception. The First Step of Deceit Opportunity...
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Asking Questions: The Process of Discerning
Did you know that the process of discerning is basically just asking questions? It is. When you’re dealing with everyday topics or messages, you will save yourself a great deal of pain and manipulation if you learn to ask questions. Even in the realm of biblical discernment, asking questions is still the primary way...
A Simple Principle of Discernment
I guess I’m kind of jumping around through the topic of discernment this month, but hey, I didn’t promise good flow. If I turn this month-long project into an ebook, I’ll work on that. But for today, I’m jumping to another idea, a simple principle of discernment. I Can’t Do It After “discernment is...
A Good Example of Discernment
While I have a list of things I might write about today, I have a couple of other writing projects that need my focus more. And then a friend shared a link to a blog that provides such a good example of discernment that I thought it best simply to share it with you....
Three Keys for a Discerning Life
I’ve gone back and forth about what to tackle next in this month-long series about discernment. And I’ve finally settled on the how. How do we live out biblical discernment in a way that’s not painfully boring and is sustainable? I think there are three keys for a discerning life. The How of a...