The Story of Our Lives

Our lives tell a story, a story of who we were, are, and who we will become. That story is only part of a larger story though - the story of all of humanity and all of creation. We can view this story through many lenses. The best lens is through the larger meta-narrative of the Judeo-Christian worldview as presented throughout Scripture. Within Scripture, this narrative is presented through the stories of people who encounter God, the creator and redeemer of all of creation. Helping us to see this is Alistair McGrath's primary goal in "Narrative Apologetics."
McGrath offers an amazing argument as to why we should use stories: the stories of our lives, the stories of Scripture, and the stories penned by a myriad of novelists in order to point to the truth of the Christian narrative. When we tell stories or use stories, people are invited into the grand meta-narrative. They begin to see their place in God's plan and design. All those who profess Christ as Lord should consider how they might use familiar cultural stories to point to the truth of the Gospel. As a preacher, this book changes that way in which I approach the Christian story and present it to those whom God places within the narrative of my life.
I received this book from Baker Publishers as part of their blogging program.