Babylon Series: Part 8 Reacting – When We Aren’t Discerning

Discernment / Ordinary Life / The Skill

Living in a pluralistic culture in a fallen world means that our neighbors, co-workers, and friends do not necessarily share our deepest convictions and…

Babylon Series: Part 12 Getting to the Gospel

Discernment / Faith / The Skill

Since movies contain the stories of our culture, thoughtfully engaging them can prompt discussion about things that are otherwise almost impossible to raise in…

Babylon Series: Part 13 Caring Enough to Probe

Discernment / Ordinary Life / The Skill

Imagine you are sitting with some friends—perhaps at work or a coffee shop—and one says he’d like some advice. “Ashley and I have been…

Discernment Exercise: Beatitudes on the Dark Side

Discernment / Exercises

One of the great classics of 20th century Christian writing is The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. It’s one of those rare books…

Discernment Exercise: Halloween – Magic and Monsters

Discernment / Exercises

With the collapse of Yugoslavia in the late 20th century, small-scale independence movements formed along ethnic and religious fault lines in the Balkan region.…

Discernment Exercise: Your God Does Intolerable Things

Discernment / Exercises

Often the questions we face in a pluralistic culture require Christians to develop an apologetic for their faith. A reasonable, winsome defense of what…