Discernment in 2021: Tips for Better Use of Sources (Part 1)

“Discernment” is shorthand for the skill of identifying what’s good, right, true and most important from among inferior alternatives. The fact that discernment requires a maturing process through “training” (Heb. 5:14) tells us that these inferior alternatives often seem superior. It also tells us we can get better at it.

Good thing! People have instant access to more claims and counter-claims than at any time in human history. Christians need discernment more than ever before.

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The Depressing Dead End of ‘Your Truth’

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“Our post­-truth age pitches the individual self as the primary source of truth: ‘follow your heart,’ ‘live your truth,’ and so forth….Institutions now exist to merely affirm us, not to form us.” - Brett McCrackin

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Supremes and Supremacy

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“Can you say that Christ is supreme in your life? Is He the preeminent one in your life? Is He your authority? Or are you?” - P&D

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On Being Christian in Our Strange Secular, Neo-Pagan Society

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“One way to understand the so-called “cancel culture” of 2021 which has no tolerance for freedom of thought and expression is that it is the product of a Christian influence that is cut away from its roots in a living Christian tradition. The virtue of, say, racial justice is cut loose from its Christian roots and allowed to wander and do harm.” - Timothy Whitaker

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5 ways to spot fake ‘facts’

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“These tips can be used when evaluating the flood of information and misinformation flowing into your life every day” - C.Post

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