Session Five - Daniel Taylor (The Life-Shaping Power of Story: God’s and Ours)

10.02.2008

"The single best way of conceiving of faith is through a story of which you are the main character." - Daniel Taylor
This is the best way because:

  • God created us as story-creatures
  • Stories make connections
  • Propositions (hypotheses) are the "shorthand" for the stories
  • Stories create communities
  • We are created for stories
    • our brains store stories best
    • made to be in a relationship - best way to communicate is through story
  • Each of us needs a "master story"
  • Stories are about choices and their consequences
  • Stories call us to action
  • Stories have the power to change us
  • Stories are strong and complex enough to contain pain, failure, and mystery
  • Stories are the foundation for meaning and significance

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