War Quote by Sarah Arthur

“What gives a liturgy its plot? A liturgy is always a sort of drama, that is, an intentional sequence of events, however simple or…

— Ellen F. Davis

“like story itself, worship works: it offers experiences of transcendence and timelessness, resonance and wonder, intimacy and identity, mystery and enchantment.”

— Sarah Arthur

“When well told and well lived by the storytellers, worship, like story itself, offers opportunities for the imagination to be nurtured and transformed.”

— Sarah Arthur

There are mythic patterns under all of our lives. Each one of us, often unbeknownst to ourselves, is engaged in a drama of soul…

— Deena Metzger

“We must tell stories the way God does, stories in which a sister must float her little brother on a river with nothing but…

— N.D. Wilson

The business of the church is to tell and embody a story

— Lesslie Newbigin

“Insofar as believing artists claim this big biblical story as their own, their overall bodies of their work ought to convey its fundamental plot…

— David K. Naugle

“In the end, there is a normative story that we live into as a church: the story God is telling through scripture, as summarized…

— Sarah Arthur

“We have seen that a myth could never approached in a purely profane setting. It was only comprehensible in a liturgical context that set…

— Karen Armstrong

One of the remarkable qualities of the story is that it creates space. We can dwell in a story, walk around, find our own…

— Henri Nouwen

Our stories arise from our hearts and our souls. In this sense, telling our stories becomes a sacred gesture, opening a clear way to…

— Susan Wittig Albert

“Worship isn’t just a concept or idea— it is a real encounter at appointed times with the one true God in Christ through the…

— Constance Cherry