The document discusses three different types of logic - Rock Logic, Cloud Logic, and Water Logic. Rock Logic focuses on finding truth and exposing falsehood through criticism, argumentation, and ensuring safety. Cloud Logic aims to meet needs, foster mutual understanding, and highlight similarities through exploration and embracing ambiguity. Water Logic values innovation, generating new ideas and alternatives, and creating fresh practical solutions through provocation and messiness. The document advocates using all three types of logic - Rock (knowing doctrine), Cloud (understanding others), and Water (breaking new ground) - to grow strong in faith, see other perspectives with love, and surge ahead respectively.

1. ROCK , Cloud , WATER Nurturing Holistic Christian Thinking

2. ROCK Logic

3. Is it true ? Is it Biblical ? What does the Bible say? Is it ‘Christian’?”

4. The Focus of Rock Logic Finding Truth / Exposing Falsehood Creating Certainty & Conviction Ensuring Safety / Boundaries Highlighting Differences in Perspectives

5. G G 3 Greek Gang Of Three

6. The Tools of Rock Logic Criticism / Argument Judgment / Certainty Hermeneutics of Suspicion (towards differences) The Logic of the Courtroom

7. “ Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only” (Luke 4:8)

8. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" Galatians 2:21

9. “ Here I stand; I can do no other.” Martin Luther

10. EBNE Rock Logic is…

11. “ E xcellent B ut N ot E nough”

12. Cloud Logic

13. Does it help ? What can I learn ? Do we understand each other? How can we make this work ?

14. The Focus of Cloud Logic Meeting Needs Mutual Understanding / Respect Strengthening Relationships Highlighting Similarities in Perspectives

15. The Tools of Cloud Logic Exploration / Synthesis/ Embracing Ambiguity Context! (what rock logic is poor at) Hermeneutics of Charity The Logic of Love

16. “ If I can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge…but have not love, I am nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:2

17. “ The Sabbath was made for Man, not Man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27

18. We must value theology across the spectrum of the Church…

20. Adversarial Thinking Parallel Thinking

21. “ Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!” (Acts 10:13)

22. “ There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal 3:28)

23. “ There is neither Barisan nor Pakatan, Conservative or Liberal, Protestant or Catholic…for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (The Book of Malaysians 3:28)

24. WATER Logic

25. Is it new ? Is it rich ? What can we do with this? Can we have more ideas? What’s next ?

26. The Focus of Water Logic Valuing Innovation and New Perspectives Generating Ideas and Alternatives Creating Fresh Practical Solutions

27. What is the ‘box’ we must think out of?

28. The BOX = Logic + Experience

29. “ Creative ideas are always logical in hindsight, but invisible in foresight” Edward de Bono

30. The Tools of Water Logic Provocation / Suspension of Judgment Messiness / Value Sensitivity The Logic of the Studio

31. How Does GOD Think ?

32. “ In the beginning was the Word…and the Word was with God…and the Word was God…(Who) was made flesh and dwelt among us.” John 1

33. What kind of God breaks our expectations of the divine?

35. “ 'Right now we can only guess that the correct answer for the total number of species lies between 2 and 100 million ” Michael Rozensweig Reconciliation Ecologist, University of Arizona

36. What kind of God can ‘think up’ 100 million species?

39. What kind of God dies for His creation and whose defining symbol of victory is a Roman death machine?

40. “ For the foolishness of God is wiser than Man’s wisdom…” 1 Cor 1:25

41. Chaos / Absurdity Lack of Integrity / Syncretism Fossilization / Judgmentalism Worst Reinvention / Path-Breaking Reconciliation / Connection / Strength / Security Best WATER CLOUD ROCK

42. #1 Grow Strong and Healthy! Rock Logic = ‘Bones’ Know your Bible Know basic doctrines Learn Church tradition

43. #2 Play well, Love Well! Cloud Logic = ‘Skin’ See the value in other perspectives Understand other communities Work for inclusiveness and out of compassion

44. #3 Carpe Diem! Water Logic = “Face / Personality” Break new ground Reimagine the future Surge ahead