Lies We’re Being Told In the April 15, 2019 issue of The New York Times, columnist David Brooks published a thoughtful opinion piece titled,…
Discernment Exercise: Drawing a Line With Idiots
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I know, I know. My mother always told me not to call anyone an idiot, but really, what other word will do? I’ve just…
Discernment Exercise: Questions for Dr. Laura
Though biblical illiteracy tends to be rather widespread—even among believers—many unbelievers know enough about the Bible to raise questions about how believers understand and…
Discernment Exercise: Answering Questions About Doubt
Reflect on the following questions. As you do, think about the extent you struggle with doubt. Think about how there are some believers who…
Discernment Exercise: Halloween – Magic and Monsters
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: Engaging the Arts: Are You A Patron?
Engaging the Arts Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan has begun an effort to help Christians think about their engagement with the arts. It’s an…
Discernment Exercise: Halloween, A Distinctly Christian Holiday
It has become routine in October for some Christian schools to send out letters warning parents about the evils of Halloween, and it has…
Discernment Exercise: Beatitudes on the Dark Side
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: Your God Does Intolerable Things
Often the questions we face in a pluralistic culture require Christians to develop an apologetic for their faith. A reasonable, winsome defense of what…
Discernment Exercise: Questioning American Foreign Policy
Since 9/11 our country and our churches have once again been interested in just war theory. Since the attack on the World Trade Center…