The Unforgettable Sermon: How to Write and Deliver Homilies That Change Peoples Lives by Ed Reynolds

Author:Ed Reynolds [Reynolds, Ed]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisac Code 1: REL058010
ISBN: 9780692019146
Publisher: Beyond the Rail Press
Published: 2014-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

“Until a fact passes through your imagination, it is a lie.”

—Stella Adler1

Stella Adler’s advice for her student actors is also helpful for the preacher. Abstract concepts like love, hate or service are not lies, but they do not move us. They do not have flesh and blood; they are not real. You must pass them through your imagination to make them true, to give them flesh and blood, to make them real. “Show” stories do that.

Why Stories Work

The research findings of neuro-scientists help us understand how “show” stories give abstract ideas flesh and blood. They tell us that many experiences we have lived are stored in our brains, waiting for us to recall them. Michael O’Shea, a neuroscientist, describes what he calls “Episodic memories”:

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