In the mid-1800s underprivileged pregnant women in Vienna often gave birth in the street rather than using the services of the First Clinic at Vienna General Hospital. If they had to go to the hospital they requested the Second Clinic that was staffed by midwives rather than doctors. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis wondered why pregnant women … Read more Could a simple solution change the tide? (Metaphor Monday)
Often times I get asked, “Why doesn’t ‘DBS’ work?? The question is directed at an acronym ‘DBS’ which in my world stands for “Discovery Bible Study.” In my particular tribe we don’t use the term for reasons I explain in Spent Matches. (p. 116) Usually the context of the question comes from a group of … Read more Why “DBS” doesn’t work (Metaphor Mondays)
The “burning platform” metaphor comes from the Piper Alpha oil-drilling disaster in the North Sea, the worst disaster in the history of North Sea oil exploration, where 166 crew and 2 rescuers lost their lives. Superintendent Andy Mochan survived the disaster by leaping from the burning platform into the oil-fired frozen ocean. He knew he … Read more Is the modern Church on a “burning platform”? (Monday Metaphors)