January 15, 2009

12 reasons story is the best way to think of the life of faith

By Dan Taylor: "The single best way of conceiving of faith and the life of faith is by seeing it as a story in which you are a character."

1. Stories are God's idea.
2. Stories fit how we have been made and how we live.
3. Like faith, stories engage us as whole persons, not as parts.
4. Stories are about choices and their consequences.
5. Stories have the power to change us.
6. Stories are directive.
7. Stories are strong and complex enough to contain pain, suffering, failure and mystery.
8. Stories call us to action.
9. Each of us needs a master story.
10. Stories create communities.
11. Stories makes connections between seemingly unconnected things.
12. Stories are the foundation for meaning and significance.

Audio link at bottom of page.

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