Very few institutions encourage, much less teach discernment, in recent times. When I was a child, the adults around me encouraged me to memorize authoritative bible scriptures and recite some verses daily. The idea was that I would recall them when the time arrived and not have to think or question, but to obey. My church minister often spoke of ‘drumming teachings into children. “The hope was for these texts to reference moral and ethical ways to live. My paternal grandmother frequently spoke, knowingly, about family and the commandments I was to live up to, although they were modified to meet her message of the moment. I could never recite them on a spur
What The World Needs Now…. Is Discernment.
What The World Needs Now…. Is Discernment.
What The World Needs Now…. Is Discernment.
Very few institutions encourage, much less teach discernment, in recent times. When I was a child, the adults around me encouraged me to memorize authoritative bible scriptures and recite some verses daily. The idea was that I would recall them when the time arrived and not have to think or question, but to obey. My church minister often spoke of ‘drumming teachings into children. “The hope was for these texts to reference moral and ethical ways to live. My paternal grandmother frequently spoke, knowingly, about family and the commandments I was to live up to, although they were modified to meet her message of the moment. I could never recite them on a spur