Reading the Bible Right It’s a STORY We’re telling news here Keeping alive an ancient epic The grand narrative of paradise lost and paradise regained The greatest “Once upon a time” tale ever told The beautiful story which moves relentlessly toward— “They lived happily ever after” Never, never, NEVER forget that before it’s anything else, it’s a story So let the Story live and breathe, enthrall and enchant Don’t rip its guts out and leave it lifeless on the dissecting table Don’t make it something it’s really not— A catalog of wished-for promises An encyclopedia of God-facts
