You have probably heard a lot of stories that start off something like this: Once upon a time in a land far, far away. Well this story not only happens “Once upon a time” but before there was time! And not just “in a land far, far away” but also before there was any land! Now I suppose you are thinking, “What is he talking about?” However the question is not what am I talking about but rather who am I talking about; and the answer to that question is God. This story is a small part of his and a very big part of ours. Beginnings are a funny thing; we would assume somehow that our beginning was the beginning; however, our story is merely a beginning. So I will start that way…The story continues on his blog.In a beginning, God who had always existed decided to create a masterpiece of unimaginable scope, design, beauty and intelligence. Now I’d guess that some of you are again asking, “What is he talking about? How could someone always exist? Doesn’t everything and everyone need a start, even Him?” Well, I don’t have an answer for that question (I wish I did!) but there is one thing I think you should know and it is this: true stories are much weirder, stranger and more uncomfortable than fairy tales. Fairy tales we write for ourselves. They have nice adventures with sweet endings and they make us feel safe and secure. True stories offer no such promises. This is a true story and so I can only tell you how things were not how we think they should have to be.
For the parents that read this blog: how do you relate the stories of the bible, or the bible in general, to your children? Does anyone remember their parents telling them stories that later on they realized were from the Bible? What do you think of Scott's retellings?
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This is a story for kids that have grown up in our modern milieu not in antiquity. Clearly I am engaging the Disney idea that fairy tales are "nice adventures with sweet endings" not trying to proliferate that idea. To say that you missed the point would be an understatement.
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"What do you think of Scott’s retellings?"
I think he's brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
We tell our kids the bible stories all the time. My son loves the ones like David and Goliath (he's 5 years old). It's tough because he often internalizes the stories and asks if God loved Goliath? And, if God was "with David", then why wasn't he "with Goliath" too?
The other day, we were at a park and he brought me a few smooth stones and asked if I would save them for when I needed to use them... Funny thing was he didn't say "if" i needed them, but "when".