Good Stories

I am a huge fan of TV and film, and I love reading. I probably watch too much (ha ha). I especially enjoy reading and watching science fiction and fantasy. I recently saw the Marvel movie "Thor" and really enjoyed it. I especially enjoy those shows that have a bigger or greater story going on that affects all the little stories they tell on a weekly basis. Take the show "Fringe" for example. The bigger theme is the possible destruction of two universes, but each week they tell a smaller story that affects the whole. Some authors are good at that as well. Probably my two favorite authors would have to be Tolkien and CS Lewis. Of course, there is a large amount of Christian allegory built into their work, but I read them both before I even knew what it meant to live as a Christian.There is a lot of junk out there of course, but I think we would all agree we like to hear a good story. A good story can captivate us, and have us going back to it time and time again.

I too, have a story to tell. My story isn't movie or TV worthy of course, but I think it's good. Why do I say that? Well, I can say that because Jesus Christ is part of my story. I look back at my life journey and I see all the little stories that happen daily or weekly, but then there is the underlying story of how Jesus is changing my life, and of course how he has already changed it.

All of us who are followers of Jesus have a good story to tell. The Bible calls it Good News. The Gospel of Mark starts with the phrase, "The Beginning of the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,..." We all know we live in a bad news world. It's time we told our stories to others, and let them hear a Good story, a story that will ultimately have a happy ending. As the Bible tells us, the Good Guys win!