The God of Story Quotes

“[God] is present in the everyday material circumstances of human life, so “with us” even in our suffering and confusion that nothing can separate us from him.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“A well-told story bypasses our intellectual firewalls and changes us through our emotions.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“Great storytellers show us how the tiniest of sins can have devastating effects on others.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“Stories tell us that life is meaningful, and at their best they show us how to go about finding that meaning for ourselves.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“I am the blind man who was given his sight. So are you—unless you are still blind.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“Jesus is the voice, the personality, of God in human form.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“The prerequisite for receiving from him is believing in him. There is no other path to acquiring “the words of eternal life,” as Peter called them (John 6:68–69).”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“Story never builds anything substantial without a tape measure.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“Most of our moral problems are rooted in our human, perhaps innate, desire to place the moral compass of the universe within ourselves.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“...story is telling us that we’re aware of something outside ourselves to which we are all accountable and to which our own behavior is not measuring up.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling

“The parable isn’t the message; it’s the mechanism. It’s not the lamp; it’s the stand.”
― Daniel Schwabauer, The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling