{"id":1739,"date":"2014-10-28T16:06:12","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T20:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T01:10:45","slug":"the-better-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2014\/the-better-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Better Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1739\" class=\"elementor elementor-1739\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3af15a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3af15a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-361ab85\" data-id=\"361ab85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91eb3d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91eb3d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Good Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cce9b38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cce9b38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f483021\" data-id=\"f483021\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8413f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8413f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is one story I know better than any other. This story is dear to my heart, and I give time and energy to developing it every day. It has happy moments, and sad, and even tragic ones. I think about this story constantly, and I&#8217;m always interested in its promulgation. It gets good reviews\u2014-at least from me.<\/p><p>It is the story of my life. I am the hero, and I&#8217;m always ready to share it. I admit that the plot is a little weak. (I&#8217;m trying to figure out how to give it more &#8220;punch,&#8221; but doing so brings too many risks.)<\/p><p>The protagonist (me) is all about arranging life to provide more security, comfort, pleasure, influence, and power, for&#8230; me.<\/p><p>Writing my story takes about all the time I have. In fact&#8211;there is no time for anything else. Despite my best efforts, other players (bit actors really) fail to follow my script, instead living their lives as if they&#8217;re part of some other story. I&#8217;m constantly re-writing, making revisions to correct problems others create for my story. It&#8217;s a story of interruptions and inconveniences, and like I said, the plot isn&#8217;t likely to hold your interest.<\/p><p>In fact, I&#8217;m a little bored with it myself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89ffeae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89ffeae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f691ce0\" data-id=\"f691ce0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206d02b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"206d02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Better Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78a0a6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78a0a6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef2d2d5\" data-id=\"ef2d2d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187bbfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"187bbfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I know a Better Story, but honestly, it scares me. No, it&#8217;s not in the horror genre \u2013 it&#8217;s worse than that.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not just a Better Story, it&#8217;s the Better Story and it threatens to tear my story apart. I can&#8217;t be the hero in the Better Story; in fact, I have only a bit part. And though I have less control of my story than I&#8217;d like to admit, I have no control at all of the Better Story.<\/p><p>On the other hand, though my part is minor in the Better Story, that role is far greater than any I have ever imagined.<\/p><p><span>The Better Story is, of course, the great story\u2013of God expanding His kingdom, of Christ as king. It&#8217;s an old story, written over the ages, with new chapters appearing every day.\u00a0 In the Better Story, I have a bit role&#8212;participating in His redemptive work in people and in the world around me, a work that both outlasts me and includes me for all eternity.<\/span><\/p><p>The plot revolves around the true hero, Jesus Christ the King. I know how the Better Story ends&#8212;Christ the King wins the victory.\u00a0 Yet, until that final day, there are many scenes to enact, many battles to fight. He empowers me by His Spirit for spiritual warfare. Best of all, I get to walk daily with my King, growing to know, love, trust, and rest in Him and in His great grace and love for me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f984727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f984727\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cc5770\" data-id=\"9cc5770\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d23fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95d23fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choosing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d1bb64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d1bb64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b9ef28\" data-id=\"7b9ef28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1b00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a1b00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jesus makes it clear I cannot simultaneously pursue my story and His. I have to choose, and choosing requires constantly submitting to the King. Many times each day I must put aside my small story and embrace His epic tale.\u00a0 My personal story constantly whispers in my ear, calling me to come back.<\/p><p>But today I&#8217;ll say &#8220;no!&#8221; to my minor story in favor of God&#8217;s great story. Why not join me? He has a part for all of us to play where we serve on and for the universities of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7592f2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7592f2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdaffda\" data-id=\"fdaffda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5645a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5645a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>John Peterson<\/b><br>Faculty Commons Staff<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.6.6 &#8211; 08-06-2022 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} A Good Story There is one story I know better than any other. 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