Hills To Die On

How do you categories or prioritize your beliefs? Are there some things you believe more strongly than others? Which beliefs are non-negotiable? What areas are you willing to overlook as personal conviction and/or opinion?

Know Your Hills

In his book, Finding the Right Hills To Die On, author Gavin Ortlund describes what he calls “theological triage,” the process of discerning theological essentials from non-essentials. An exercise on how to distinguish essential doctrines of the Christian faith from our personal convictions.

Finding The Right Hills To Die One - Gavin Ortlund

You can order Gavin’s book online, or swing by the church bookstore and grab a copy. After reading (or even while reading) work on completing your very own theological triage and then find someone else who has read the book to compare and discuss your results. Let this exercise serve as an opportunity to help us learn to grow together and engage in helpful theological dialogue, even in areas where we might disagree. Together we can help one another learn to discern essentials of the faith from mere opinions and preferences.