I just returned from seeing Cloverfield and I am disappointed. I had expected a creative movie with a good story but instead, I experienced Godzilla without a good beginning or end. On the way home I was reflecting on my recent experience at the theater as well as the fact that almost all the blockbuster movies in the last couple years have been sequels and I pondered the following question:

Where are the good, creative and compelling stories? Why the rash of movie sequels, when I think people are longing for new and creative stories?

Our culture needs good storytellers. The Church needs good storytellers as well – people who can help others connect with “the big story,” the meta-narrative. We need leaders to help people find meaning in their own story by finding their place in the bigger story of God.

Have you thought about Christianity and evangelism as finding a place in the bigger story? Have you thought of your life, your story, as apart of something much larger?