Don't Discount the Lesser Story
By Maureen Miller “What difference do my words make?” Have you ever asked this—feeling your story is less than? Your writing isn’t impacting the world? The kingdom? Perhaps you’re not yet published. Haven’t written your book, not even an article. You believe there’s a story inside you—words to be written for a broader audience. Thoughts to be penned for the masses. Transformative ideas that could change lives, if only you could get them… out there. I was recently struck by two somewhat similar stories in the Bible, both having to do with water. Both involving a miracle. Each with lasting impact for those at the water’s edge, as well as for those reading these narratives generations later. One incident is monumental, with more than one Hollywood blockbuster movie made about it and superstars like Charlton Heston depicting its hero. But the other? To my knowledge, no one has filmed a remake of this miracle, nor has anyone writ...
