As with the last post, I have spent some time thinking about the stories we choose to tell. This from a recent newsletter to the congregation:
Stories are a funny thing. We choose what to put into them. Imagine how many would follow if the story of Jesus was only of a man who rebuked his followers, bickered with the Pharisees, and waged a violent protest against the money-changers in the Temple. Yet, this is one version of the story. It misses the miracles, the teaching, the forgiveness, the sacrifice.