I’ve heard several self-defense experts through the years suggest that people trust their “sixth sense.” If a situation doesn’t feel right, even if you can’t put your finger on the reason why, it is often best just to remove yourself from the situation. Explanations for this “sixth sense” run the gamut, but the most compelling …
We are saturated with a lack of critical thinking in our culture. The lack of critical thinking and engagement leads people to rush to conclusions, avoid real conversation, and to demonize those with whom they disagreee. Lack of critical thinking also leads to a lack of discernment. For most people critical thinking is not a …
Ministry on the Edges— Here’s a piece I wrote for LifeWay about the importance of ministering around the edges of your church. What is Discernment— Sinclair Ferguson examines what discernment is and how it should be applied. Facing the Music with Jennifer Knapp— Trevin Wax reviews this new memoir and examines the ways that divorce …
Dear Rachel Held Evans— Playing off of yesterday’s topic of discernment, here’s an interesting post from a mom, explaining why she fears the influence Rachel Held Evans on her daughter more than Miley Cyrus. My Wife Has Tattoos— The plan God has for your life may not be your plan. It may be much better …
“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the …