My Life's Scripture

While I claim the Bible as my scripture, I cannot say to the degree that some can that it has been formative.  While the Bible certainly informs my life and my person, it’s a book I didn’t find until my teens.  Considering myself ethnically “American,” I also feel that my racial heritage informs my life very little.  My mother might claim “Irish,” but I don’t feel that way.  I don’t know stories about my ancestors that are particularly meaningful to me.  I would have to suggest that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a huge part of my identifying story.  I am not sure that translates into preaching contexts, but it is very true for me.  I often turn to that show to ground myself or to explore a feeling.  What I can most glean from that reality is that my storytelling should offer the same kind of connection that I found in the show:  parallel and metaphor.  When I can reimagine Bible stories to include me as a character, to include us as characters, I think I can better communicate the messages I find in the text.