April 2013

Ben Cieslik, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, has been gradually inviting people into telling their stories in the context of the community. It’s a great example of sharing individual stories contextualized in the midst of the scripture the community is studying. Here’s one of the videos, but you can find at the church’s blog. […]

Here’s a useful list of tips for doing biblical storytelling with children. The tips are just as useful for whatever kind of story you might want to tell, though!

Bruce Feiler has an interesting piece in the NYTimes in which he describes the power of family narrative. His work mirrors much that has been written about in digital storytelling. I particularly appreciated this comment: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family’s positive moments and your ability