The Power of Storytelling by Lynda Alsford
I love the way Jesus spoke in parables. There is something about story telling that makes information come alive. Most young people seem to love hearing stories being read to them. I remember my younger sister knew all the Mister Men stories off by heart by the age of three. I can remember reading her one of them one night. I paraphrased one page rather than reading exactly what was written on the page. She corrected me immediately even though she had not learned to read by then. She remembered every word exactly as it was written. She loved having people read the stories to her. Stories are easy to remember. People remember stories. Photo by Mike Erskine on Unsplash Jesus used story telling to speak to the crowds. He used illustrations from everyday life, speaking in Aramaic, the language of the people. He was the master of story telling. I have never written fiction, only autobiographical books. I would love to be able to write a novel one day....
