Bible Blossom - Storyteller's Handbook

T E L L I NG T ALES : A B I B L E B LOS S OM P RIMER ON S TORY TELLING • 17

8. Year after year, the church patterns our life together on the story of Jesus in hopes that together we will be conformed to his image. The cycle of telling and picturing these stories broadens and enrichens the church with each year.

Following the Life of Christ throughout Each Year Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

9. ICED: An acrostic for understanding how stories form and reform worldview • I dentity: our stories provide for us an understanding of ourselves and our personal worlds • C osmology: our stories enable us to make sense of our lives, and our place in the universe, it answers the big questions (i.e., where did we come from, why are we here, where are we going, what is most important, etc.) • E valuation grid: our stories become the plumbline by which we measure the truthfulness, rightness, and goodness of other competing visions and stories • D estiny: our stories give us a sense of the overall purpose of life, and speak to the big questions which