Radio Four (God's own channel) has a programme called "Thinking Aloud". It's not my favourite programme and today was no exception. They were talking about the Christmas Story and Laurie Taylor, the presenter was making it sound like he was revealling something new in among all the legends and fables we know are part of the Nativity we celebrate today. We know there are a million questions about the historicity of the Biblical account. But there isn't much questioning the fact God became human, God put on skin in some sense and God was in Jesus. The story just helps us recognise and handle that fact. How else are we meant to get it into our heads that God is with us.
Anyhow, it got me wondering if anyone would likme to try a wee experiment on offering alternative endings to the story we already have, or alternative settings, or places or contexts in order to make the real story come through. I have a feeling this may become a bit like the story blog we had a few weeks ago and that would be fine. So how would you star the story, and once someone starts it, would folk like to continue it...
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