VATICAN CITY — Discernment is a key attribute in protecting doctrinal integrity, in safeguarding the innocent and in guiding the church’s synodal path, Pope Francis told members of and advisers to the ...

Last week I discussed the gift of “prophecy”; the next gift mentioned in 1 Corinthians is “distinguishing between spirits” and is also called spiritual discernment. This gift also deserves its own ...

This subject permeates the entire Bible — from the encroachment of Balaam, who for “the wages of unrighteousness” (2 Pet 2:15) counseled ancient Israel to fornicate with idol worshippers in the ...

Calvin University proposes differences on sexual ethics can be worked out with three-year process of discernment, mentoring, and prayer. The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) will ...

I was raised by a pair of wild hippies, so my heart has always been committed to liberal ideology. As a Bible-believing Christian, however, I was surrounded by evangelical theology throughout my youth ...

It is no secret we live in an evangelical culture of confusion and false teaching filled with charlatans and deceivers. In our technological age of Facebook, Twitter, satellite television, and ...

The Church's teaching and her pastoral ministry are not opposed, Pope Francis said in a video message on Thursday, even though this false dichotomy is frequently made. "Not infrequently an opposition ...

THE headline may sound alarmist, but the gravity of this issue compels us to address it with the seriousness it deserves. Over the years, a subtle yet destructive scourge has infiltrated the church, ...

Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has been extremely vocal about his strict Christian beliefs, going so far as to say that reading the Bible will teach you everything there is to know ...