Intelligent people, as some say, in their openness, are indeed slow to criticize, but conversely, in their openness to the concerns of others, the genuine are slow to fret about being criticized.

And, to be true, an enemy’s lair is an enemy’s lair, no matter how comfortable or fancy it might appear.

Wisdom without Christ brings bitterness; with Christ it brings compassion.

A truly honorable person, would never convince another to stray, from their personal pursuit of honor. No, only one lacking this noble quality would try to justify and market, an existence without it.

St. John’s eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom. He seemed to use them rather as instruments to search other people’s thoughts, than as agents to...

Even though artists of all kinds claim to put their hearts and souls into their works, it will only confuse you, for example, if you try to discern a painter by his paintings. His masterpiece...

A spirit of suspicion is not the gift of discernment.

God judges men from the inside out; men judge men from the outside in. Perhaps to God, an extreme mental patient is doing quite well in going a month without murder, for he fought his...

When I look at a person, I see a person – not a rank, not a class, not a title.

A mature heart for Christ would much rather spend its time praising him than condemning his fanatics.

Our wives, our families, and our churches need godly men who have discernment–discernment to deal with life and life-issues on a spiritual level.

It’s not at all hard to understand a person; it’s only hard to listen without bias.

It’s neither judgment nor judgment according to the status quo that we have a problem with, but rather judgment according to God’s Word that we have a problem with. We sharply dress ourselves, go out...

The parent is the child’s guide. This shepherding process helps a child to understand himself and the world in which he lives. The parent shepherds a child to assess himself and his responses. He shepherds...

Christ delves far beyond the means of superficiality, not simply because of his immaculate love, but also because he considers the distinct cases of each individual rather than withholding a broadened perception by use of...

Sometimes you feel as though you’ve slandered yourself, but the joke’s on them.

The Christian should never have to put others down in order to feel good about himself. Instead, he can simply check out the media’s insistent portrayal of Christianity and feel grateful that he isn’t as...

We need to get acquainted with mediocrity to notice greatness.

Friends ask you questions; enemies question you.

Let discernment be your trustee, and mistakes your teacher.

What we fail to realize is we often become like Pharisees in our ruthless attempts to identify Pharisees (and impostors). While indeed some people use the old laws of religious pride to tear down men...

Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already clear conscience, the ability to read the true motives of a critic keeps one’s conscience both clear and...

I think that I am too warm to negatively judge individuals, yet I am cold enough to negatively judge humanity.

Follow the light of your intuition, and keep away from the darkness of convention.

God is our final say in who and what’s negative and who and what’s positive in our lives. It is best not to have this so over-simplified as the illusioned superstitionists have it; an infinite...

Life is worth more than man will ever know. Each of our choices open up the possibility of a different world. Every time we wake up, the universe puts itself in our hands. So many...

The ones who constantly make us laugh are the hardest of friends to know – for comedians are the caricatures among us.

Tolerance never exists without negative judgment. It is the sentiment of having a negative opinion about something yet still putting up with it.

Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that invariably end with mass exterminations. Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession....

People, generally, are equally insecure. They just show it (or hide it) differently.

When your madness is creative and necessary, people will not notice the fact that you are crazy.

Trustful people are the pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness.