This is the best possible scenario. There is no better way. Never has been. Never will be. Lord Kelvin (a physicist) once stated there was nothing new to be discovered in physics. Any future endeavors would only produce more specific measurements. After this declaration, Einstein set forth his theory of […]
Theology
The past is always better. It just got messed up along the way. If this or that would not have happened, then everything would be okay. I got a bad deal. [REPEAT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE] This is the Uncle Rico Syndrome. It freezes us to a moment […]
Uncle Rico Syndrome
Great ideas develop from collaboration not through privatization. Remember, victory may be found in an abundance of counselors (Prov 24:6), not a lone ranger. Counselors (plural) are able to provide healthy guidance to a people (Prov 11:14). Great ideas develop in community not isolation. Great ideas are developed by an […]
Origin of Gospel Advancing Ideas
Many of the necessary Kingdom advances today require teams to write the manual as they go. And for some of you providing supervision to others, you’re going to have a hard time with giving them this absolutely necessary freedom. This does not mean teams must create something from nothing. Rather, […]
You Must Write the Manual
The last time I played Bible Trivial Pursuit no question was asked about Phlegon. Throughout three years of M.Div. studies and three years of Ph.D. work, I was never confronted with Phlegon. To me, he was a nobody. A no name. Nonexistent. To Paul, Phlegon was someone worthy of his […]
Phlegons Among Us
“A church in the Northwest sent a married couple to a remote area to establish a minority group church. The remote area is accessible by a 10-hour drive from the couple’s church. They have been doing this work for four years and have established a church with more than 80 people […]
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