What types of stories does God write?
Do the stories God writes always have a purpose? The Bible is filled with history, romance, mystery and stories with twists and turns. How do theses stories impact us? What about those chapters that are difficult to understand? Jeff Vines, Lead Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley, San Dimas, Calif., shares a spectrum of stories and the intricacies of how and why God composes what He does. (Excerpted from the NACC conference in 2016.)
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