Only By Story

There is a lack of understanding in the land...a something which the one cannot directly communicate to the other." -- Kierkegaard

With this quote, Fred Craddock, one of the great story-teller/preachers of the last 30 years, built a whole book which I will post more about by Monday.

For tonight, the quote is a reminder to me and to all that storytelling is one of the most important and powerful mediums we have available to us. Listening to public radio tonight I heard another similar quote about truth. Story, they said, tells truth, even if it isn't factual! It was concerning the depth of truth in Tolkein's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Amen to that. I know of very few factual books that contain as much truth as those three (and the movies made from them!) Yet, as Kierkegaard implies in the quote, we too often try to explain (communicate directly) instead of getting to the heart of the matter and telling a story. Makes sense to me, but then I am an intuitive anyway.



Christmas CD of the Day

Majesty & Wonder- Phil Keaggy and the London Festival Orchestra

The review on Amazon.com says it well: "This instrumental collection fully embodies the mystical marvel and joyful solemnity of Christmas and the light it casts on the dark season in which it falls." Keaggy is one incredible guitarist who makes it all sound easy and alive. This album tells the story without words. You know the Master has been with you when you are done listening!