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How to Add the Essential Quality of Discernment

Discernment is defined by these words: the ability to perceive and understand things, especially those things that might seem hidden. Discernment takes concentration, patience and thought. We live in a world of snap judgments and overreactions. Personal conflicts, susceptibility to false teaching and misinformation and poor judgment are the fruit of a life that lacks…
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June 11, 2024 0

Discernment – Eliminate the Bad, Embrace the Good

Discernment is vital to a healthy spiritual life. We must be able to recognize those things that are harmful to us as well as those that are good for us. Jesus laid a groundwork for discernment in his Sermon on the Mount. Here is what he said. “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate…
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May 17, 2019 0