Nothing New Under the Sun — The Return of the Outliers

Nothing New Under the Sun — The Return of the Outliers

October 28, 20258 min read

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”
— Ecclesiastes 1:9

We live in an age obsessed with new.
New technologies. New ideologies. New movements promising to change everything.
But the truth?
Everything “new” is just a recycled version of something ancient. Humanity keeps circling the same mountain—chasing progress while drifting further from purpose.

And that’s why we’re here.

The Outlier Brand, The 13th Tribe, and Afterlife Options were never created to start something new.
We exist to remember what the world forgot.
We’re not innovators—we’re restorers.
We’re going back to the Ancient of Days, to God’s original design for identity, authority, and legacy.

The Illusion of “New”

The modern world worships novelty.
Every headline screams, “This changes everything.”
Every influencer claims to have found a new way.
And yet people are more lost, anxious, and empty than ever.

Why?
Because new isn’t always evolution.
Sometimes it’s erosion.

We’ve traded wisdom for noise.
Purpose for productivity.
Calling for content.
And somewhere in the chaos of chasing “new,” we forgot how to be human.

That’s where Ecclesiastes 1:9 cuts through like a sword:

“There is nothing new under the sun.”

Solomon wasn’t disillusioned—he was prophetic.
He was saying: Stop searching for what already exists inside you.
The secret to life isn’t found in another book, seminar, or app.
It’s found in remembering who you are, why you’re here, and Who made you.

The Return to Original Design

God’s design hasn’t changed.
Only our awareness of it has.

From the beginning, humans were created to walk with the Father in full alignment—spirit, soul, and body—living with clarity, confidence, and purpose. That design didn’t disappear; it just got buried under systems that promised freedom and delivered slavery.

School taught survival.
Religion taught guilt.
Culture taught comparison.
And all three left people spiritually bankrupt.

The Outlier movement exists to undo that damage.
We’re calling people back to the original blueprint—to remember what dominion looks like, what freedom feels like, and what true success really means.

We’re not selling a program.
We’re rebuilding people.

The Outliers of Old

Outliers aren’t a new breed—they’re a continuation of Heaven’s pattern.

When Noah built an ark, the world called him crazy. But he wasn’t following culture; he was obeying God.
When David faced Goliath, trained soldiers mocked him—but he knew that faith, not armor, wins wars.
When Elijah called down fire, he stood alone on Mount Carmel—but Heaven backed his boldness.
When Esther broke protocol to stand before a king, she risked her life for her people.
When John the Baptist lived in the wilderness, he wasn’t avoiding the world—he was preparing it for truth.
And when Jesus, the greatest Outlier of all, stepped onto the scene, He didn’t build on the old system—He fulfilled it.

Every Outlier in history stood outside the flow of culture to restore God’s original order.
That’s what we’re doing again.

The 13th Tribe™ — The Remnant Rising

The 13th Tribe is more than a name. It’s a signal flare for those who don’t fit.
The misfits. The question-askers. The ones who left the system but didn’t leave their faith.

You know who you are.
You’ve seen the hypocrisy, the manipulation, the spiritual bureaucracy.
You’ve watched religion commercialize God and culture demonize Him.
And still—you burn for truth.

That’s what makes you the remnant.

Every generation has one. A small group that refuses to bow to comfort, control, or compromise.
The 13th Tribe is this generation’s remnant—a movement of men and women who won’t sell purity for popularity or exchange purpose for applause.

We’re not building another church; we’re building a counter-culture of the Kingdom.
We’re not chasing relevance; we’re revealing reality.
We’re not waiting for revival; we are the revival.

This is the tribe for those who know there’s more—who hear Heaven whisper, “Remember.”

The Outlier Brand — A Movement of Restoration

Everything we create under The Outlier Brand is to help you break free from the systems that keep you small—so you can walk in your God-given purpose, reveal His power, and leave a lasting legacy.

Our frameworks—The Law of Ability™, The Outlier’s Way™, Ablenomics™—aren’t “new teachings.”
They’re ancient principles and truths made practical.

Because truth doesn’t need to evolve.
It just needs to be applied.

We teach that revelation without application is useless knowledge—like getting the keys to a car and never starting the engine.
Our mission is to take people from revelation to activation—from knowing truth to becoming it.

When we talk about identity, ability, authority, and impact, we’re talking about returning to the original DNA of creation itself.
We’re helping people remember:

  • Who they are.

  • What they carry.

  • Why they’re here.

  • What they're capable of.

That’s not motivation.
That’s restoration.

Afterlife Options® — Redeeming How We Leave

The way the world handles death is proof it’s forgotten how to live.
We’ve turned legacy into an insurance policy and an expensive casket instead of a sacred story.
We’ve let fear dictate how families remember their loved ones.

But legacy was never meant to be bought—it was meant to be built.

Afterlife Options is about more than funerals or final expenses.
It’s about bringing meaning back to mortality—helping people design how they’ll be remembered and how their story will live on.

We interview, write, film, and document legacies so families don’t just inherit money—they inherit wisdom and memories.
We help people capture their voice, their values, their faith, and their love in ways that outlast a lifetime.

Because at the end of the day, your story isn’t over when you die—it just begins echoing in the lives you’ve touched.

That’s the redemption of remembrance.
That’s what it means to live well and leave well.

Nothing New Under the Sun — Everything Renewed Under Heaven

Ecclesiastes 1:9 reminds us that what’s true has always been true—we’re just rediscovering it.
It means God already designed perfection; we’re the ones who complicated it.

When you understand that, life shifts.
You stop chasing trends and start embracing truth.
You stop hustling and grinding to be “ahead” and start walking in alignment with God.

The world doesn’t need another new idea. It needs a blueprint.
That’s what The Outlier movement is—a blueprint for humanity’s return to the original design.

We’re restoring what the Kingdom always intended:

  • Identity before performance.

  • Purpose before profit.

  • Legacy rather than regret.

Our message isn’t that the old is bad and the new is good.
It’s that God's original plan has always been better, but mankind stepped in and tried to pervert it.

The Ancient of Days already wrote the pattern—
we’re just bringing it back to life.

Why This Movement Matters

Look around.
People are burning out trying to build lives they don’t even believe in.
They’re “successful” but spiritually homeless.
They have money but no meaning, goals but no grounding.

The Outlier movement is the antidote.

We exist to realign those who are ready—to remind them that success isn’t about accolades and accumulation, it’s about alignment with God.
You don’t need another course, job title, or hustle strategy.
You need to remember who you are in God and walk like you believe it.

That’s what changes families, cities, and nations.

When identity is restored, ability is activated.
When ability is activated, authority is established.
When authority is established, the Kingdom advances.

That’s the domino effect of remembrance—and it starts with one decision: to come home to truth.

A Call to the Remnant

If something inside you feels restless—if you’ve always felt like you didn’t fit the mold—it’s because you weren’t made to.
You’re an Outlier by design.
You were never supposed to blend in; you were born to stand apart.

The world will call it risky or rebellion.
Heaven calls it faith or destiny.

You were made for more than religion, routine, and survival.
You were made for relationship, revelation, and rulership.

Saying yes to The 13th Tribe and being an outlier is saying yes to your calling, it's not joining another club.
It’s a movement of sons and daughters waking up to who they are, taking their place, and walking in authority again.

We’re builders of families, cities, and futures.
We’re builders, farmers, creators, leaders, entrepreneurs, and truth-seekers.
We’re men and women who refuse to live small in a world built on lies.

And if you’re reading this and it’s stirring something in you—
you already belong here.

This Is the Invitation

You don’t need to understand everything. You just need to respond.
Something ancient is awakening, and it’s calling out the Outliers—the ones willing to be pure, stay savage, and live ready.

This isn’t about hype. It’s about heritage.
Not emotional highs or fleeting trends, but timeless truth.
It’s about becoming who you were before the world told you who to be.

So here’s the simple truth:
We’re not creating something new.
We’re remembering what’s always been true.

And as we do, we’re building a movement that will outlast us—
one that teaches people to be powerful and walk with God in every area of life.

Because in a world obsessed with what’s next, we’re here to restore what’s eternal.

If you're ready to break free from what's holding you back and step fully into your God-given purpose, join us in The Outlier Council.

Be Pure. Stay Savage. Live Ready.

Equipping Outliers practice a Christ-centered life with purpose, power, and provision by challenging the mainstream status quo.
Author | Speaker | Father of 5 | The guy you want at the table when the storm hits.
Co-founder of The Outlier Brand

Trevor Dunbar

Equipping Outliers practice a Christ-centered life with purpose, power, and provision by challenging the mainstream status quo. Author | Speaker | Father of 5 | The guy you want at the table when the storm hits. Co-founder of The Outlier Brand

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