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A Great Spirit Blessing: Discernment Exercise
BY: Denis Haack
Living in a pluralistic culture, as we do, does not mean that we live among unbelievers; it means we live among people who believe in things other than Christianity. And since secularism has been found wanting, many are adopting a variety of spiritualities and religions. This means, in turn, that we must expect to find ourselves intersecting with our neighbor’s religious convictions and practices—not just in the realm of ideas but in practice.

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Adam and Eve Rested, But Were They Ever Bored?: Discerment Exercise
BY: Denis Haack
Boredom is so common now-a-days that most of us tend to assume it has always plagued the human race. At least since the Fall. Not necessarily, says author James Gleick.

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Answering Questions About Doubt: Discernment Exercise
BY: Denis Haack
Just about everything about doubt is unsettling. It’s unsettling to doubt, especially if the stakes are high and if we find ourselves doubting when everyone else seems content. It’s unsettling to discover that sometimes our very best reasoning isn’t sufficient to resolve our doubts, or that the search for answers simply increases our uncertainty.

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Banned in Christian Schools: Discernment Exercise
BY: Denis Haack
A Christian school recently decided to develop a series of guidelines to help teachers in their selection of literature to be used in the classroom. The idea for the proposal arose when several parents objected to books their children had been assigned as homework.

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Beatitudes on the Dark Side: Discernment Exercise
BY: Denis Haack
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 that appeals so effortlessly to our hearts and imaginations and minds that learning becomes an intense pleasure.

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Christian Faithfulness in a Time Famine: Discernment Exercise

Discernment 101: An Explanation of Discernment

Discernment 102: How to Disagree Agreeably

Discernment 201: A Guide to Reading Fiction Christianly

Discernment 202: Pop Culture: Why Bother?

Can We Vote Christianly?: Discernment Exercise

Discussing Taste Tastefully: Discernment Exercise

Sound Bites for Jesus: Discernment Exercise

Listening to Music with Discernment: Discernment Exercise

Cobelligerency without Belligerency - Loving Believers Who are Simply Wrong: Discernment Exercise

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