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The Story that Holds Them All (S16 Episode11)
Why do stories move us so deeply? Why do we keep turning to them to make sense of our lives? As we wrap up our Narratology series, we’ll step back and look at the bigger picture — not just the seven plot lines we’ve explored, but the deeper pattern that gives every story its power. This Sunday I want to explore why humans can’t help but narrate their lives, why our souls refuse “raw experience,” and why the stories we tell ourselves quietly shape everything from our wounds to our hopes.
Across Scripture — this strange, beautiful library of messy, contradictory, astonishing stories — an unexpected pattern emerges. Like birds flocking in perfect synchronicity without a leader, the countless little narratives of the Bible give rise to one great story: the story of Jesus, the story that gathers and transforms every other story we live. It’s the tale that holds our quests, our monsters, our losses, our homecomings, and our rebirths.
Listen in as we reflect on what it means to let that larger story hold your smaller one — in the middle chapters, in the unresolved moments, and in the parts you’d rather edit out. And what I hope we come to see this week is that faith isn’t certainty; it’s participation. It’s entrusting your life to a story spacious enough to hold everything you bring to it. And maybe, just maybe, discovering that hope is not about predicting a happy ending, but trusting the One still writing.
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By Brad Watson
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Why do stories move us so deeply? Why do we keep turning to them to make sense of our lives? As we wrap up our Narratology series, we’ll step back and look at the bigger picture — not just the seven plot lines we’ve explored, but the deeper pattern that gives every story its power. This Sunday I want to explore why humans can’t help but narrate their lives, why our souls refuse “raw experience,” and why the stories we tell ourselves quietly shape everything from our wounds to our hopes.
Across Scripture — this strange, beautiful library of messy, contradictory, astonishing stories — an unexpected pattern emerges. Like birds flocking in perfect synchronicity without a leader, the countless little narratives of the Bible give rise to one great story: the story of Jesus, the story that gathers and transforms every other story we live. It’s the tale that holds our quests, our monsters, our losses, our homecomings, and our rebirths.
Listen in as we reflect on what it means to let that larger story hold your smaller one — in the middle chapters, in the unresolved moments, and in the parts you’d rather edit out. And what I hope we come to see this week is that faith isn’t certainty; it’s participation. It’s entrusting your life to a story spacious enough to hold everything you bring to it. And maybe, just maybe, discovering that hope is not about predicting a happy ending, but trusting the One still writing.
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