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    A Discerning Mind – Why EQ is Essential for Critical Thinking

    With adaptations from Mary Gunther’s Focus Podcast A Look at ICC’s Vital Skills through the Lens of Spiritual Formation   “But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” (Hebrews 5:14, ESV)   We live in an information landscape that doesn’t just want our attention – it wants our outrage. Every day, our students are bombarded with headlines, social media algorithms, and peer commentary designed to bypass logic and trigger an immediate emotional reaction. (In fact, students in the Institute have been wrestling with this pivotal societal problem in our Round Table exercise this year.)…