Everyone has a story to tell. In our fast and busy world, we rarely take the time to listen to each other’s stories or simply to reflect on our own. When I taught Formation for Ministry classes for Central Seminary, I took the time to share a bit of my own story and ask students to share theirs as well, but there was always more there than we were able to process. Being aware of the power of story, I was pleased to discover Living a Narrative Life: Essays on the Power of Stories by Keith Herron. Herron draws not only on his own extensive experience as a pastor and a counselor but shares his own life story to help the reader understand the value of understanding her or his own life story. Herron writes, “All of life is a story. This is the richness of life: to know your own stories, to value and understand them with others. In doing so, we are all enriched.” He enc...
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