Cultivating the Christian Imagination

Editor's Note: This is the third post in a series on John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, "Before There Was George Lucas or J.R.R. Tolkien - There was John Bunyan." Read the second post here. In our day there is much discussion around the word “friends,” especially with Facebook and other social media platforms that are everywhere. And we assume we can call many whom we have not even seen for years our friends. But just because we are friends with them on Facebook does that act

Nathan’s rebuke of David in 2 Samuel 12 has always intrigued me, especially as a storyteller. Here’s the context: David has committed adultery with Bathsheba and covered it up by ordaining her husband’s death. In one corner is the Prophet Nathan and in the other King David. Nathan must hold David responsible for his sin. Nathan’s weapon of choice: the story. Here's how God's Word says it took place. Nathan's Story There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the oth

How have you seen stories sneak past someone's defenses? Perhaps they wouldn't hear what you had to say, but they would let you tell a story. Why do you think stories have that sneakability? I want to hear your stories and thoughts. I'll let C.S. Lewis lead the way: "Why did one find it so hard to feel as one was told one ought to feel about God or about the sufferings of Christ?... But supposing that by casting all these things into an imaginary world, stripping them of thei