Christianity retold
The Unproductive Biotech Company is based on Luke 13: 6-9
A woman had given a biotech company both seed capital and a space in her science park. She came to look for some sign of progress, but didn’t find anything. So she said to her manager, “For three years I’ve been looking for some product from this start-up and I haven’t found any. Stop its funding! Why should it be using up my resources?”
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The Rich Idiot is based on Luke 12: 16-20
This is a parable that can still be understood without explanation. Farmers still exist and they still have bumper crops. They still rebuild their barns (though nowadays, they’d probably be rebuilding them into self-catering holiday homes). There are a few points we’d miss (if the rich fool is discussing things with himself, he’s got no friends), but even a modern, urban audience will still ‘get’ the main point.
So why retell?
[Read more…] about Commentary: The Rich Idiot (Luke 12:16-20)The Rich Idiot is based on Luke 12: 16-20
A best-selling author’s latest book sold much, much better than expected. The author thought to themselves, ‘Uh, what am I going to do with all this extra money?’
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