Comments on: Why Tell Stories http://www.thedarkglass.net/2005/10/25/why-tell-stories/ trying to nail down the shifting signifiers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:39:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://www.thedarkglass.net/2005/10/25/why-tell-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Administrator Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:10:47 +0000 http://anthony.poshcoffee.com/?p=17#comment-28 Tom, great to hear from you! I'm glad you visited my webpage, and I like what you said. Concerning the list of facts, it seems to me that such things could only be understood in a larger context, which when communicated requires some kind of story telling. Related to your idea that we are part of a larger story, particularly God's story, Dan Allender has written a book about this titled, To Be Told. One of his premises is that spiritual maturity is linked to our ability to discern what story God is writing in our lives and by taking responsibility for our stories through co-authorship. Along with this it seems significant to me that much of the Scriptures are stories, as opposed to a complilation of metaphysical propositions, or a bunch of lists that name various qualities or characteristics about God. I sense (and perhaps later I will unpack this) that storytelling is an incarnational act. Tom, great to hear from you! I’m glad you visited my webpage, and I like what you said.

Concerning the list of facts, it seems to me that such things could only be understood in a larger context, which when communicated requires some kind of story telling.

Related to your idea that we are part of a larger story, particularly God’s story, Dan Allender has written a book about this titled, To Be Told. One of his premises is that spiritual maturity is linked to our ability to discern what story God is writing in our lives and by taking responsibility for our stories through co-authorship.

Along with this it seems significant to me that much of the Scriptures are stories, as opposed to a complilation of metaphysical propositions, or a bunch of lists that name various qualities or characteristics about God. I sense (and perhaps later I will unpack this) that storytelling is an incarnational act.

]]> By: tom http://www.thedarkglass.net/2005/10/25/why-tell-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-27 tom Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:37:51 +0000 http://anthony.poshcoffee.com/?p=17#comment-27 I think a bit of both. Facts and story. Stories are huge and we need have lost the art in modern America. I have been doing a lot of reading regarding experiential storytelling as a form of sharing God's truth with people. Doug Paggit's book Preaching Re-imagined talks about how we essentially are part of a story. God's story as it relates to HIs creation. Stories are important for a lot of reasons. From simply entertainment to the fact that we can be part of them and learn and grow as a result. I think a bit of both. Facts and story. Stories are huge and we need have lost the art in modern America. I have been doing a lot of reading regarding experiential storytelling as a form of sharing God’s truth with people. Doug Paggit’s book Preaching Re-imagined talks about how we essentially are part of a story. God’s story as it relates to HIs creation. Stories are important for a lot of reasons. From simply entertainment to the fact that we can be part of them and learn and grow as a result.

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