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Curmudgeon's Rant

book reviews plus occasional rants on writing, faith or the kitchen sink... usually in 300 words or less.

March 27, 2006

Teaching facts through fiction...

posted by David Meigs at 3/27/2006 06:41:00 PM

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Over the years, I’ve found no more powerful teaching technique than story-telling to impart truth to teens, or people of any age. I suppose that could be why Jesus used parables to illustrate the life changing truths we hold so dear.

I came across a superb example of teaching through fiction over at Michele Archer’s blog, -My Christian Writing Thingy-. The topic of Jesus birth is fascinating, but so is the way she used her story to impart truth.

Well done Michelle!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Parts 4 & 5

Part 6

Parts 9 & 10

Parts 11 - 16
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11 Comments:

At Monday, March 27, 2006, Rulan

Hi curm. Hey, now I will have to go over there and have me a read. Sounds interesting. God bless you, my friend.

At Monday, March 27, 2006, David Meigs

So Rulan, it looks like I caught you slumming again. Thanks for stopping by. Yes, be sure to visit her blog.

At Monday, March 27, 2006, Rulan

LOL, Slumming? Me? I don't slum, I only mix with the best of them. You nutter. chuckle

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, jel

Morning curm,
I love story time :)

oh and what is a nutter? :(

have a great day!

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, M. L. Archer

Whoa! Curm, I am humbled and speechless that you thought so much of the little story!

Curm, I am humbled and speechless that you would think so much of the little story. I only hope the rest of it lives up to your expectations.

Thanks!

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, M. L. Archer

And we now know the dangers of starting a response at school...like above, you end up typing over yourself! Lol!

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, David Meigs

Michelle - Blogger is acting up again. The same thing happened to me twice this morning.

Hey, great writing. I loved it.

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, David Meigs

Jel - What is a nutter? You will have to ask a Kiwi to know for sure, but I believe it is like calling someone a "goof-ball", but in a good way.

You Nutter, you.

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, jel

I thought she called you a cookie,
nutter butters (peanut butter cookie) :)

loved them when I was kid!

still do if you are luck enough to find them! :)

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, Anonymous

hey! nice to see you back. i've been away for sometime myself and i've got a lot of catching up to do... starting now! =)

At Tuesday, March 28, 2006, David Meigs

Pia, it's good to see you again!