My neighbor, Dane Carder, is a wonderfully talented artist and photographer. This evening, while our daughters played on the swing set, we talked about where ideas come from. It’s a simple question and everyone wants to know the answer. Hands down it’s the most frequently asked question I receive from readers, specifically about Ted Dekker.
Our conclusion was this: ideas are like viruses. If you’ve learned anything about viruses in school you know they are an important natural means of transferring genes between different species, which increases genetic diversity. They are everywhere. Some drift on the wind while others are carried by hosts from place to place where they come in contact with others. Some die off; some collide with other viruses and mutate into something new. On a rare occasion, when conditions are right and a genetic fluke takes place, a super-virus might result. An anomaly, the biological equivalent of lightning striking in the same place twice…when there isn’t a cloud in the sky. Continue Reading…