Knowledge is overrated.
I used to think that if I knew the right things, I'd be set. After all, knowledge provides answers to solve problems, right?
We live in a knowledge economy where we live off what we know instead of what we physically produce. The Internet has made that information widely available to millions of people, most of whom are hungrier and more clever than myself. Living off of knowledge is getting tougher and tougher.
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[posted for Mark]
Keith,
I’m saving this one. What you wrote is truly a profound observation.
Ironically, I had a similar thought this past weekend during a lake house retreat with our small group. A controversial discussion erupted with one person on one side of the argument and four others on the opposite side. Everyone was sharing information (knowledge) in an attack mode. I entered into it with some questions, the answers to which revealed a deeper, underlying issue that, then, was able to bring insight and resolution. I looked like some kind of genius when it was all said and done, when, in fact, it was the answers that the one person gave on the one side of the argument that were the real points of revelation.
Mark
Keith thanks for this great article!
I was sitting in church today thinking about these issues...
I have come to think of my computer as an extension of my brain. My old Mac G4 stores my private data and also gives me access to the huge cache of knowledge available on the Internet. So, I don't need more knowledge! I have more than enough.
My challenge is to discover what is important to fulfilling the life God has called ME to live, and then apply it to my life.
I wonder what it would be like if a church seriously applied the main point of your article on Sunday morning? (is that a good question?)
Are there other questions we should be asking?
How about "How does this affect our approach to missions?"
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