Below is a collection of Dr. McGlaughlin’s most recent observations (500+). Most of these observations are made throughout the course of everyday life, captured by dictation, and added to FlintsNotes.com. You can read more about the observation capture process here. The content here changes 5 days a week, so be sure to check back often. Also, feel free to leave a comment in the comments section of each observation.

December 11, 2007

On How to Ground the Missiological Piece for Cambridge

I am looking for a way to ground the missiological piece I would like to do on strategy for business. I suppose I could begin in […]
December 11, 2007

On Patience in a Crisis

As the persecution increases in India, I find myself driven to engage the conflict. It is natural for me to move into the struggle, as I […]
December 8, 2007

On Johannes Scotus Eriugena and the Keen Reply

Scotus was an Irish philosopher – reputed to be the first major Christian philosopher since Augustine. According to Thomas Cahill, Scotus was at a dinner with […]
December 8, 2007

On Kant’s Parerga

Kant’s recognition of certain limitations within his project called for a new concept: Parerga. This non-rational element of non-religious life bears more investigation
December 8, 2007

On the Methodology for Evaluating a Philosophic Authority Position

If one establishes a self-attesting nature of authority, one may then establish the methodology for evaluating the way various philosophers argue for their position. I confess […]
December 8, 2007

On The Necessity of Tension within Present Tense Theology

A certain kind of tension is essential to the Christian faith. This tension exists between counter forces such as the work of faith and the work […]
December 8, 2007

On Fitzgerald and the Test of First-Rate Intelligence

F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and […]