When left to my own introspective tendencies, it can be easy for me to get preoccupied with my own "story". All the "whats" the "whys" the "hows" the "whens" can swirl about--at times causing wonder and excitement and at times seeming to be taxing and confusing.
The latter will always be the case, I believe, if I or "we" don't see--or read--our story in the context of a larger story. Namely, as Parker Palmer put it (in the Bill Moyers video noted previously), we don't simply ask "who am I?" but "but Whose am I?" (wisdom from one of his mentors, Douglas Steere). Our identity is to be set and found in the One in whom all things are held together. To be sure, all of Scripture reveals the story we find ourselves in. A story marked of Creation, Fall, Redemption and Consummation. That being true, if you are looking to parachute in on a certain passage that helps reframe "story" let me suggest Colossians. The "in Christ" language sets the stage when looking at "who am I?" and "Whose am I?"
On "story", take a look-see and listen-hear to this video featuring Donald Miller and Phyllis Tickle. Watch, Comment, Share.
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