Story in Our Lives and the Content We

Create

The only truly interesting things in life are stories.

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Four Ways to Integrate Story into our Lives and the Content We Create

1 - View Human History as an Unfolding Cosmic Drama

Triune UnityCosmic RebellionCreationExileA People ChosenMessiah Reveals a Kingdom

New People ChosenThe Final Gathering

1 - View Human History as an Unfolding Cosmic Drama

2 - View your life as a divine drama flowing out of and into the Great Story of God.

3 - View Ministry as Drawing Others into the Big Story

False Stories

Stories Too Small

“We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”

4 - View every creative act as telling a story that reflects and reveals the coming kingdom

1 – View human history as an unfolding cosmic drama 2 - View your life as a divine drama flowing out of and into the Great Story of God.3 – View ministry as drawing others into the Big Story4 - View every creative act as telling a story that reflects and reveals the coming kingdom