Articles for tag: William Shakespeare

October 14, 2012

By Charlie W. Starr Epic: The Story God Is Telling and the Role that Is Yours to Play John Eldredge Nashville: Thomas Nelson,Â first published in 2004 When I read this issue in past years, I complained about the lack of fiction books among the choices, even to the point of writing a letter about it to Christian Standard. I”m a literature teacher and a writer. I understand the power of stories. I believe Christians should look more to the imagination for its importance in teaching truth and reaching people. So I”m somewhat self-shocked by the fact I”m choosing a

April 25, 2010

Christian Standard

Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Literature as a Tool for Spiritual Growth

By Marvin D. Hinten I was led to Christ by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Most people are led to Christ by someone they know””a friend or relative””not an individual who”s been dead for a hundred years. And, for obvious reasons, most people are led to Christ by a Christian. But I became a Christian through reading a poem by Emerson in a high school English class. So I have experienced firsthand the power of literature to connect readers with God. Most Christian leaders, when thinking of books they “ought to read,” think of nonfiction. One should read theology and church management