Stop Learning and Start Thinking

From time to time, I've questioned my decision not to go to seminary and pursue a career in academia. Blog posts like Brian LePort's "You’re going to be an adjunct and it is going to be terrible." makes me feel like I've made the right decision.

I recently watched this video of then 11 year old Jason Barnett's "Forget What You Know". The more I think about it, the more powerful I think it is. He talks about, not only himself, but also how Isaac Newton stopped going to Cambridge because of The Plague. It was during that time that he developed some of his best work - because he stopped learning and started thinking. I've found this to be true in my Biblical studies as well.