Spiritual discernment is a key theme in the Scriptures.
When we have a fuller understanding of how spiritual discernment matters to the whole of our lives, we will in turn encourage others to follow likewise and then lean fully into the mission, mandate, and message of the whole counsel of God..
Macchia seeks to upend the one-eyed and limited Christian understandings of spiritual discernment and invite readers and leaders to reconsider how they prioritize the care of their souls, the grace of their communities, and the mission of their lives, churches, and organizations.
In The Discerning Life , Stephen A.
Instead, we have implanted strategic planning, head-to-head battling, and will-of-God knowing in its place.
In modern times, however, we have forgotten the basic premise of practicing a preference for God, out of which we then are invited to live for God.
From the Garden when Adam and Eve turned away from the simplest terms of a relationship with God, to the Garden when John the Apostle wrote the book of Revelation to a distracted people anticipating eternity, Discerning God has been the heart of the matter.
Spiritual discernment is a key theme in the Scriptures
