Neil Gaiman on stories
Maria Popova has a lovely reflection on Neil Gaiman’s lecture on “How stories last.” Both are definitely worth the time!
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The Changing Story e-pub
Linda Buturian, an instructor at the University of Minnesota, has put together a lovely free e-pub that lays out a variety of assignments and ways to use digital storytelling in learning settings. It’s a great resource!
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Planning for a video story
Everyday Democracy has put together a great brief guide to doing a basic video about your organization.
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Ken Burns on story
Here’s a great, brief piece by Ken Burns on story: https://youtu.be/H37yNkrw3_4
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C21 issue on faith and stories
Boston College’s Church in the 21st Century program just released an entire issue (fall 2015) of their resource magazine devoted to faith and stories. Check it out!
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And the Word went viral…
I can’t resist sharing this essay I wrote a year ago – it’s now available for free at the America Magazine website — and it briefly describes how I think biblical story “works” in the world we’ve living in now.
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Lego Psalm 139
I’m not a huge fan of simply didactically “illustrating” biblical verses — I’d much rather add layers of additional interpretation that open up, rather than close down meaning — but I thought this was a kind of cute illustration. It’s at least a fun way to use Legos!
Storytelling as empowerment
An inspiring story from the World Association of Christian Communicators that explains how to support storytelling with women as a means to empower women.
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Guestbook at Boston College
Guestbook “is an international project committed to transforming hostility into hospitality, enmity into empathy, conflict into conversation.” It has created room to exchange stories by inviting young people in divided communities throughout the world to tell their own stories, listen to the other side, and create a new history.
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Computer icons
Are you looking for some useful computer icons (that is, small clear pictures) that convey various religious ideas? Check out the Noun Project, which is all about “creating, sharing and celebrating the world’s visual language.”