Chris T. Wells
A Cup of Cold Water
While she didn’t understand everything the teacher said, he was compelling listen to. Jesus told stories that were thought provoking, but presented them in a matter-of-fact kind of way.
As if he wasn’t guessing about the future, but somehow knew.
Through a gap in the crowd she watched him reach for a nearby cup. Apparently there was no water left though, for as soon as he put it to his lips he stopped, looked inside the cup and put it down again.
He didn’t interrupt his story, but to Nya it was clear. The teacher needs water.
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Does God have a good plan for you too?
Do you realize the Bible is full of foreshadow?
Yes, that’s right. The same writing technique that makes Dickens and Shakespeare and Tolken amazing re-reads is all over the Bible.
God, the Master Storyteller, wants to reveal His love for you.
It’s buried in stories you may be familiar with; but have always taken at face value.
The (now) obvious foreshadow points to Jesus, His death, and resurrection.
That is the main story of the Bible, of course.
Yet hidden in the depths is much more: God’s goodness, Jesus’ grace, the Holy Spirit’s help which are still available TODAY.
Chris T. Wells
had an amazing English teacher in 9th grade named Carol Virostek.
Mrs. Virostek made her class read A Tale of Two Cities.
She walked them through pages of Dickens’ brilliant foreshadow step-by-painful-step.
By the end of the semester, Chris was hooked on searching for foreshadow and began to read and then re-read her favorite books.
At the same time, she was reading the raw Bible stories that revealed real people struggling through life, depending on God. She found His overwhelming love compelled her to re-read the stories over and over.
Years later, she started to notice the amazing foreshadow God put in His book.
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Stormy Sea Story
As another huge splash of water came into the boat and onto his face. Andrew felt panic start to rise.
If the boat capsized, they would surely drown.
“Peter, wake Jesus!”
“What! Why? I’m a little busy!” Peter scowled at him, the rudder firmly clutched with both hands.
Andrew didn’t know why or what Jesus could do, but he had healed all sorts of diseases, so…?
“I don’t know. Maybe he can help bail!”
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