One of the most famous all-night conversations in history took place between C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. From dusk to dawn, they discussed the meaning of fire and fable, sacred and secular, story and myth, legend and fairy tale. The morning dawned with Lewis persuaded by Tolkien that “the story of Christ is simply a true myth: a myth working on us in the same way as the others, but with this tremendous difference that [the Christ story] really happened.” Based on this conversation, these two literary giants divided up the narrative landscape between them: Lewis tumbled us through a wardrobe into an alternate world of faith; Tolkien vaulted us into an alternate world of fantasy. The world was never the same. All history is God’s love story. There is no event in space or time unrelated to the Jesus story, and there is no metaphor in existence unrelated to Jesus. “All roads lead to Rome” was the brag of the ancient Romans. “All metaphors lead to Jesus” is the vaunt and jaunt of the Christian life. ~ Leonard Sweet, in his Foreword to “Jesus Now” - Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last day to get JESUS NOW at 50% discount with the Study Guide FREE. Parable also has the ePub version now. Go to frankviola.org/jesusnow
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