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To change unwanted thoughts, ask yourself questions

By Filings on Tue, 08/16/22
Body

“You are an embodied soul. Your body responds to the content of your thoughts, and your thoughts are influenced by the state of your body. Becoming more aware of the interactions between your thoughts and body can help you form a plan.” - TGC

The Value of Knowing Both Sides

By Filings on Fri, 07/29/22
Body

“Most debates that we observe on television consist of two people trying to outshout and demonize each other. This is because it is much easier to dismiss opposing arguments than it is to understand them.” - Eternal Perspective

“It appears that nuance is the latest concept to come under fire by political and theological conservatives.”

By Filings on Mon, 07/18/22
Body

“To some, this is seen simply as a lack of moral courage, an unwillingness to take a stand for Jesus. They want an unequivocal judgment of right or wrong. Anything less, and you’re just a ‘nuance bro.’” - Kainos

Repairing the Hole in Our Logic

By Filings on Mon, 07/11/22
Body

“Sin has distorted all of God’s good gifts, including our intellectual faculties, so these must be sharpened and refined in the sanctification process lest we fail to comprehend and transmit God’s Word accurately. Restoring our reason is a requirement for the Christian life.” - Ken Brown

R.C. Sproul on the Problem of Pain

By Filings on Thu, 06/30/22
Body

“Whatever else evil is, it is not illusory. We experience the pangs of its impact, not only in an individual sense, but in a cosmic sense. The whole creation groans, we are told by Scripture, waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.” - Ligonier

Does Christianity Require a “Leap of Faith?”

By Filings on Wed, 06/29/22
Body

“Becoming and remaining a Christian requires a ‘step of faith’ rather than a leap of faith. And that step of faith is not unique to Christianity. Throughout life we do many things that require a step of faith.” - Roger Olson

2 Inadequate Narratives: Sovereign Self and Oppressionism

By Filings on Thu, 06/16/22
Body

“This perspective does sometimes identify actual oppression. And God hates oppression….But this oppression view is different. It opposes Christian understanding, redefining humanity, including creation, sin, and redemption, in meaningful ways.” - John Hanna

From the Archives – Can We Be Discerning Without Being Judgmental?

By Aaron Blumer on Tue, 06/14/22

Good judgment is a function of wisdom, and exercising it—in the form of discernment—is a Christian duty. The Psalmist prays for discernment (Psalm 19:12), Proverbs exalts it (Prov. 14:8), and Paul prays that believers will abound in it (Phil. 1:9).

Tim Challies’ definition of discernment is as good as any I’ve seen (I have not yet read the book):

Discernment is the skill of understanding and applying God’s Word with the purpose of separating truth from error and right from wrong.

Rachel Gilson Describes Running Away from Confusion and Towards Christ

By Filings on Mon, 06/13/22
Body

“Rachel Gilson is the author of a fascinating book entitled Born Again This Way: Coming Out, Coming to Faith, and What Comes Next. She spoke specifically on something the Bible describes that we are saved from: confusion.” - Breakpoint

Was My Life Better Back Then? Why We Escape to the Past

By Filings on Thu, 06/09/22
Body

“Such good old days are often talked about in passing, and most people agree how much better it would be if only we could return. We don’t realize the damage at stake in allowing our brains and hearts to live in this imagined land of yesteryear.” - Desiring God

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