tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post783415341901269205..comments2023-11-04T00:19:12.362+11:00Comments on I'm ramblin' again: Post #8: Why HÄAGEN-DAZS is more shrewd than the people of the Light.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-44925573586437792702007-02-23T12:23:00.000+11:002007-02-23T12:23:00.000+11:00John -- you are right. OF course. My posts are, of...John -- you are right. OF course. <BR/><BR/>My posts are, of course, all principle, no actual plan.<BR/><BR/>Being shrewd is difficult to pin down. But I'd say that some things that Christians do in the name of shrewdness simply isn't shrewd.<BR/><BR/>But that takes it to another level that I'm not competent to talk about. You see, I'm not particularly shrewd myself.<BR/><BR/>:)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-45835320857308305502007-02-23T12:14:00.000+11:002007-02-23T12:14:00.000+11:00been reading along...great series.was thinking abo...been reading along...great series.<BR/><BR/>was thinking about this "shrewdness." It seems that some christians have tried their hand, and failed miserably at times (eg the big black signs with white lettering along the interstate that are messages "from God" or the 30 ft high cross which cost the little church on the corner 25K). <BR/><BR/>Perhaps a caveat would be, the church needs to be shrewd...but it must also be more creative than the culture. Often, when I see a ministry or church adopting worldly shrewdness it tends to look a little gimmicky.<BR/><BR/>But, your point is well taken. Tim Keller, a fellow NYC pastor, has suggested that christian cultural renewal must begin where culture happens: in the city. Borrowing from Jim Boice's book "Two Cities Two Loves" he suggests that christians who are uncomfortable with city living will be uncomfortable with the "new Jerusalem." <BR/><BR/>All this rambling is to say, the creativity of Christian culture is at an all time low...which perhaps corresponds to the lack of shrewdness...which in turn correlates to the church's retreat into suburbia.<BR/><BR/>maybe this is just my conspiracy theory...just a thought.John P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15932170293301607563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-29981126780990425252007-02-23T10:07:00.000+11:002007-02-23T10:07:00.000+11:00I listening J MOFF. Love it.I listening J MOFF. Love it.Gav Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990425953628245056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-54283120739495008232007-02-23T04:14:00.000+11:002007-02-23T04:14:00.000+11:00I might do an extra at the end of fun business sto...I might do an extra at the end of fun business stories like this one.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cleanairarticles.blogspot.com/2003/09/enervated-by-enlibrators-can.html" REL="nofollow">THIS</A> site says this:<BR/><BR/>"Mattus was a Polish immigrant trying to make his way on the tough streets of the Bronx by selling ice cream. In 1959, close to bankruptcy because of weak sales, Mattus came up with a brilliant idea. He took his slow-selling ice cream and gave it an invented name that suggested something foreign and exotic: Haagen-Dazs. What Mattus discovered is that when the same ice cream was given this Scandinavian-sounding name, people could not have enough. It actually enhanced their eating experience. To this day, most people believe that Haagen- Dazs is made somewhere in Denmark by some ancient guild of ice cream makers.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-4334978406971205572007-02-23T03:13:00.000+11:002007-02-23T03:13:00.000+11:00What about Starbucks? The genius of Starbucks is t...What about Starbucks? <BR/><BR/>The genius of Starbucks is that they are happy that each outlet sells LESS coffee if that means that the chain sells more coffee overall.<BR/><BR/>Hey, you know you could write a great book on the basis of this sermon... on worldly shrewdnesses that the church could learn from ...michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22646012.post-22549091479259759022007-02-23T00:46:00.000+11:002007-02-23T00:46:00.000+11:00The Lord works through you brother Justin. I have ...The Lord works through you brother Justin. I have been reading each post with anticipation. <BR/>I love you as a brother and as a man who continues to use his amazing gifts for our Lord and Master Jesus Christ.Craig Tubmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441114587309327409noreply@blogger.com