Progress: taking our cue from the Scriptures

"The Bible is the ultimate guidebook for those seeking a new kind of thinking."

By Doug Brown

Einstein Is Reported to have said, "One cannot solve a problem with the same kind of thinking that gave rise to it." In other words: think new thoughts.

In the new millennium, a new kind of thinking can be expected. It will be inspired by man's continuous desire for greater freedom. Freedom throughout history shoves thought to venture outside "the same kind of thinking," and that is progress.

Another man who told people to think new thoughts was Moses. His people had a problem. They had forgotten their covenant with the one God, the covenant their forefather Abraham had learned and promised to obey. They took on the gods of the Egyptians, to whom they were now slaves. After freeing his people, Moses told them they must forsake worshiping many gods, and he presented them with a whole new way of thinking that would solve their problems — the Ten Commandments. With these, the moral and spiritual progress that had ESSAY CONTEST started with Abraham's revelation of one God could continue.

About the author

A graduate of the University of Ohio, in Athens, Ohio, Doug Brown worked as a sales representative for twelve years with Jostens International, a company that provides products and services to help celebrate individuals' achievements and recognize outstanding service. During that time, he represented the company in both the Middle East and the Far East. Brown lived in Japan for fifteen years and is fluent in Japanese.
Recently married, Brown and his wife spent last year sailing with a skipper from Eritrea, on the east coast of Africa, across the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to Oman. Presently retired, Brown and his wife do occasional freelance writing and photography, respectively. They live on their sailboat in Coronado, California.

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