Posts under ‘Narrative Preaching’

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In fiction, setting includes the time, location, circumstances, and characters, everything in which a story takes place, and provides the main backdrop and mood for a story. But stories are often more than fiction. In fact, as humans we tend to piece together and make sense of the moments in our lives in [...]

Great stories are like great meals…all the ingredients come together to make for a fantastic experience that you can’t stop telling all your friends about. And like any chef, we want to cook up some great stories…stories that captivate, motivate, and transform lives.
So as we step up to the preparation counter, I want to help [...]

My sister is the Communications Director for Invisible Children, a non-profit based in California that is doing some amazing humanitarian work in Uganda. One of the big reasons for their success is their effective use of storytelling. As they say about themselves:
We are storytellers. We are visionaries, humanitarians, artists, and entrepreneurs. We are individuals part of a [...]

Stories. They are all around us. In books, movies, television shows. As children, we learned through stories and as adults we gravitate towards good ones. Every photo album, every friendship, and every family is filled with stories. Stories give meaning to our lives and provide the context for the unfolding events that we are in.  [...]