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In this exhilarating book, John Pritchard reclaims the narrative power of the gospels by retelling well-known stories in vivid, imaginative language, and showing us how our own stories fit into the Christian story and can be transformed by it.
He takes key narratives like the visit of Mary to Elizabeth, the parable of the rich fool, and the Last Supper, and helps us to be part of them.
We are given the opportunity to see the people involved more clearly, not least of all Jesus himself - and so to consider whether we might live our own lives a little differently.
An ideal resource for anyone concerned to communicate the Christian faith in a lively, contemporary style, Living the Gospel Stories Today will prove no less helpful as an aid to personal meditation and group discussion.
Joseph - accepting the child
Mary and Elizabeth - attuned to God's presence
The paradox of being a disciple
First principles: the healing of the
crippled woman
Whose life is it anyway? The parable of
the rich fool
The table manners of the Kingdom:
at a wedding feast
Playing the long game (Why do bad people
continue to flourish?): the wheat and the tares
Where do we stand in the story?
The healing of the man born blind
Recognizing God's footfall: the ten lepers
All or nothing: paying taxes to Caesar
The eyes have it: Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
Do you remember... ? The Last Supper
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Judas - the man who lost the plot
Simon of Cyrene – the man who lost
his neutrality
Jesus - the man who nearly lost God
Joseph of Arimathea - the man who lost
his grave
The women at the tomb - look for the living
among the living
Thomas - the man who wanted everything