Story Journey: An Invitation to the Gospel As Storytelling

by Thomas E. Boomershine

Story Journey offers a series of biblical stories to be learned and explored in a variety of ways. Each story is printed in episodes to facilitate memorization. Exegetical comments are offered, with references to good commentaries that explain the meaning of the story in the original context. Each chapter also includes suggestions about ways to connect the story with contemporary experience and to pray with the story

Boomershine's chapters describe the essence of story as intertwining truth. Boomershine distinguishes learning a story in solitude from learning it with a friend or relating the story to another person altogether. Besides moral instruction, Boomershine examines roles stories have in pastoral care, peacemaking/arbitration scenarios.

220 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Jason]

The book itself gets a 4, but actually uncovering what the book is leading to by practicing what Boomershine teaches in this little book makes it absolutely transforming. It takes a great deal of time outside the books pages, but it's time very well spent. I'd recommend this experience to anyone. I think best to read and learn this books gems in a group.

[Amanda]

This book teaches how to tell Bible stories as stories by showing how Boomershine prepares to tell a Bible story. It is an interesting and easy-to-follow book that would be good for children's church ministers, parents, and people who want to tell Bible stories to anyone.

[Jonathan Egger]

Vorwort und Einleitung Ultra gut. Danach sind es komplett nur Beispiele eigentlich.

[David Blankenship]

This is a book about the processes of good storytelling, applied to many well known gospel pericopes. Not terribly interesting to read, but very helpful in reminding preachers that the gospel connects with our own stories.