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Discernment in 2021: Biblical Principles for Selecting Sources

By Aaron Blumer on Mon, 03/01/21

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Where should discerning Christians get their information? Whom should we “trust”?

The Power of Thanking God for What He Hasn’t Done

By Filings on Wed, 02/24/21
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“One of the most worshipful things we can do is to praise God for blessings He has promised that we have not yet received.” - C.Leaders

On Certsitude, Part 1: “You’re Both Right!”

By Filings on Tue, 02/23/21
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“Even my commenting friends who are asserting diametrically opposed positions have something true and useful to say. It’s counterintuitive. They’re saying opposite things, and yet they’re both right, in at least some sense.” - Olinger

Why Is it So Hard to Reach the Christian Conspiracy Theorist?

By Filings on Mon, 02/22/21
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“I’m going to share with you the question I get more than virtually any other. It comes from sons and daughters, husbands and wives, uncles and aunts….’A person I love is deeply committed to conspiracies. What can I do?’” - David French

Discernment in 2021: It's Probably Harder Than You Think

By Aaron Blumer on Tue, 02/16/21

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It seems to be everywhere these days: Christians expressing uncritical belief in random claims and conspiracy theories they’ve heard on social media, mainstream media, and right wing media. This external evidence tells us discernment is a desperate need in our churches and ministries in these times. The internal evidence of Scripture tells us that discernment is always needed—and always hard to develop.

How to Lead Your Church in a Truth-Averse Culture

By Filings on Fri, 02/12/21
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“I’ve found the most effect by engaging in a personal way. If we build up friendship capital, we can draw on that to ask questions of the conspiracy obsessed. We can pose questions like: Should we be focusing on this? Is this an important focus for a Christian? How does this impact our Christian witness? I’ve even shared with a few friends: I think you’ve gotten a little too deep here. I’m worried about you.

Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory

By Filings on Thu, 02/11/21
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“There was also significant support among white evangelicals for the claim that members of antifa, or anti-fascist activists, were ‘mostly responsible’ for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the survey conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.” - RNS

A Recipe for Wisdom in a Post-Truth World

By Filings on Thu, 02/11/21
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Review: ‘The Wisdom Pyramid’ by Brett McCracken

On Healthy Minds in Troubled Times, Part 5: Focus

By Filings on Mon, 02/08/21
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“…we’re not obligated to think about, let alone agree with, any old thought that pops into our heads. We can direct our minds. We can take charge of our thoughts.” - Olinger

“I lived in an alternate universe during 1972 and 1973, so I know ideological addiction.”

By Filings on Thu, 02/04/21
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“My Communist Party addiction lasted only 16 months, but even then I needed God’s merciful intervention to leave that drug behind. Others, though, may be able to regain a grip on reality by popping their right-wing-media-only or left-wing-media-only bubbles. One way to do this is by deliberately developing a Twitter stream that includes both liberals and conservatives.” - Olasky

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