Telling Stories

Here at Crossroads, we've been talking a lot about stories recently. In particular, we've been looking at biblical stories and asking ourselves: "How do I find myself in this story? How does this story intersect with my own? How do I connect with God's story?"

On June 30, we talked about how we share our stories with others, and how we listen to stories outside the walls of the church. We left worship carrying a stone to remind us to share pieces of our faith story with people who might not normally step foot in a church building.

This Sunday, we got to meet our new pastor, Dottie.

She shared some of her own story, and also looked at the concept of "The Better Story" in the film The Life of Pi--the story of mystery and awe. The story of imagination. The story of God.

This month we'll be looking at movies that were nominated for Oscars this past year, but we're not done with stories. We're still learning how to share them, how to listen to them, and how to look for God's story and God's activity in the world. We are learning, together, how to participate in that story as we are sent out to serve.