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Stories and Storytelling
From the earliest biblical narratives to the 20th-century classics of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings to today’s powerhouse Christian publishing industry, stories have been essential vehicles for matters of faith. Not only are stories the chosen method for conveying biblical truth, but they are also central to the Christian faith as an imaginative art form, a means of sharing one’s testimony, and for their ability to make abstract and often complex issues of faith accessible to those within the evangelical community and beyond. Perhaps Lewis described the appeal of stories best when he said, “[Stories] can mediate imaginative life to the masses while not being contemptible to the few.”
Storytelling's Cultural Force
In nightclubs, coffeehouses, and iPods, true first-person storytelling is becoming a cultural force as it borrows from Christian tradition.
January 7, 2011
Donald Miller: A Better Storyteller
Donald Miller helps culturally conflicted evangelicals make peace with their faith.
June 1, 2007
Myth Matters
Why C.S. Lewis's books remain models for Christian apologists in the 21st century
April 23, 2001
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You Only Die Once 
N. D. Wilson paints a portrait of living joyfully underneath the horizon of mortality.
May 1, 2013
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And you want our common-good cash, right?
April 25, 2013
Django Unchained and the Quest for Revenge
Violent and troubling visions of our own culture can help Christians answer the call to love.
April 16, 2013
The Love Shack
William Paul Young explains the theology behind his best-selling novels and why he's no longer at war with himself.
March 4, 2013
God Repairs the Shattered Glass
Even the most tragic stories find redemption in the story of the Bible.
February 6, 2013
The Hidden Purpose of the Hobbit's Adventure
Gandalf promises Bilbo Baggins a "profitable" quest, but the wizard has a different sort of treasure in mind.
December 14, 2012
Don't Worry, Read Happy: Alan Jacobs on The Pleasures of Reading
Why you can stop fretting over what you 'need to know' and enjoy those books that bring delight.
December 30, 2011
Testify!
In nightclubs, coffeehouses, and iPods, true first-person storytelling is becoming a cultural force as it borrows from Christian tradition.
January 7, 2011
A Cosmic Culmination
Recalling the earth-shaking, kingdom-sized message of Christmas.
December 22, 2010
Yuletide Yarns
Christian authors discuss the best Christmas story not in the Bible.
December 21, 2010
Why Johnny Can't Read the Bible
Most Americans—including Scripture-loving evangelicals—cannot name the disciples, the Ten Commandments, or the first book of the Bible. But that's not our biggest biblical illiteracy problem.
May 24, 2010
Heroic Tales from Distant Lands
Stories can help us visualize the new shape of world Christianity.
April 27, 2010
Preach. The. Word.
Still, says Charles Swindoll, the best sermons are wrapped in stories.
April 7, 2010
Marilynne Robinson, Narrative Calvinist
John Calvin has given the Pulitzer Prize-winning author a way of seeing that imbues her novels with the grandeur of God.
February 25, 2010
There's Power in the Blood
On the heels of the Twilight Saga's success, Christian novelists are tapping the riches of vampire mythology.
February 19, 2010
The Darker Side of 'A Christmas Carol'
The Dickens classic is not just charming. It's also brutally realistic about the world, then and now.
December 2, 2009
Let us Tell You a Story
Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.
November 6, 2009
Donald Miller: Make a Better Narrative
The author of Blue Like Jazz on his new book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, and the risks of over-spiritualizing it.
September 29, 2009
Be. Do. Write.
Donald Miller reflects on what it's like to have your life become a movie script.
September 29, 2009
Creating a Tear-Jerker Ending
Donald Miller hints at what to expect from his upcoming book.
July 16, 2009
The Changing Face of Apologetics
Lee Strobel doesn't think the traditional methods work anymore.
June 11, 2009
The Men Behind the Myths
Short profiles of Olaf Stapledon, Erich von Däniken, Ray Kurzweil, Freeman Dyson, and Lee M. Silver.
February 6, 2009
Keeping St. Nick, the Man Not Myth, Alive
More and more churches are finding ways to practice the St. Nicholas story.
December 19, 2008
Reading in Good Faith
The Shack is a tale of tragedy redeemed, not a theological treatise.
July 10, 2008
From Four Laws to Four Circles
James Choung has found a way to tell the old, old story to a new generation.
June 27, 2008
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