{"id":353,"date":"2014-02-08T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.dminlgp.com\/?p=353"},"modified":"2014-08-12T22:44:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T22:44:37","slug":"the-ten-percent-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/the-ten-percent-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ten Percent Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a cold raining night in the ER.\u00a0 I had just worked two back to back shifts at the trauma center and was entering into a third.\u00a0 On top of an exhaustive day, it was full moon.\u00a0 Now before you say anything, nights at the hospital in which the moon was also full, were simply crazy.\u00a0 Not long into the early morning hours the paramedics brought us a person who thought they were Jesus<\/strong>.\u00a0 Shackled to their stretcher, with a police escort the person went on to tell our whole team how they died for our sins, conquered death through resurrection and am now residing in Columbia, South Carolina.\u00a0 It couldn\u2019t be true, are you kidding, Jesus would never live in South Carolina!\u00a0 Anyway, while working on our lively entertainment for the night, one of our residents made a statement, “I believe this patient is only using 10 percent of their brain.”<\/strong> A classic myth, yet even in a hospital setting many believed that most of humanity only uses a small portion of their brain, while the rest simply sits going untapped.\u00a0 The truth is each human uses 100% of their brain all the time.\u00a0 In a 2008 study done at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, neurologist Barry Gordon states, \u201cOur research through functional imaging demonstrated that all our participants use 100% of their brain, yet very few ever take the time to develop their mind and thought processes, pushing\u00a0 them into new realms of processing and capability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This past week while reading The Sandal Of The Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll I was struck by the concept that American Evangelicals, though known for their activism and virtues, are not exemplary for their thinking.\u00a0 In doing so, often leaning hard into pragmatic practices,\u00a0 allowing their minds to be numbed by velocity. \u00a0This velocity of life, meeting needs and even giving into ministry demands has caused a truncation in the development of the evangelical made.\u00a0 A great potential has been forfeited or even lost.\u00a0 While reading and processing Noll\u2019s work on the \u201cEvangelical Mind\u201d, the following concepts emerged in how evangelicals \u00a0often fall into the 10% brain myth.<\/p>\n

3 Keys for Moving Deeper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fear of the unknown\u2026\u00a0<\/strong> Most humans find comfort in that which is known.\u00a0\u00a0 Certainly in all cases there exists some pioneers, but most enjoy safety, routine and even the warmth well worn slippers.\u00a0 In a similar way, pushing the envelope on studying different cultures, ideas, philosophies and even theologies can leave a person unsettled.\u00a0 Unsettled from the norm, and often facing the reality that what they have known and practiced for most of their life, may be inconsistent or wrong.\u00a0 Sometimes fear keeps the evangelical mind from experiencing its full potential.<\/p>\n

The unhealthy thinker\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0 We\u2019ve all known \u201cthat Guy\u201d!\u00a0 You know,\u00a0 the one who has to show everyone how much he knows.\u00a0 After having grown up and experienced American Evangelicalism for the past 41 years, I witnessed a form of intellectual relational abuse.\u00a0 Those who had intellect often used it to tear down rather than build up.\u00a0 The effects of the unhealthy thinker and their subsequent use of that knowledge, gave many in American Evangelical circles an unhealthy picture of the thinker.\u00a0 Subsequently, many avoided this pursuit all together.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not capable\u2026\u00a0<\/strong> I\u2019ve heard students say it for years, \u201cI\u2019m not as smart as\u2026\u201d\u00a0 And though at some level this may be true, we as humans can often compare for the purpose of giving ourselves permission to stay where we are comfortable.\u00a0 I have a good friend who seven years ago experienced a massive stroke. After all was said and done, he lost his ability to walk, speak and perform basic functions of life.\u00a0 Over the next year and half after the stroke, I watched him begin to walk, learn to speak and eventually return to the classroom as a Professor.\u00a0 All of our minds are capable of almost anytime if we take the time to develop them.<\/p>\n

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That evening at the hospital, we all had a good laugh, myths were debunked,\u00a0 Jesus was scanned and our first year resident had his mind expanded.\u00a0 Maybe our minds need expanded as well?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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