Christian Story Quotes

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another.

Jesus is absolutely at the centre of Western civilisation and part of my fascination with him is, why? What is it about this particular man and his story?

Even among those who have no special allegiance to a particular branch of Christianity, there are plenty of seekers as well as agnostics and atheists who harbor a certain curiosity about Jesus and his story.

I don't think crucifixion is the answer. I believe in the resurrection. I like that part of the story.

Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have not spoken rightly of Christ.

When one of my friends becomes a Christian, which happens about every 10 years because I am a sheep about sharing my faith, the experience is euphoric. I see in their eyes the trueness of the story.

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

That's what we have with the Old Testament and the New Testament: good storytelling.

The fact is that there is a profound spiritual hunger in the western world which, for a variety of reasons, its church is no longer able to assuage. So a book which suggests that there is a spiritual significance to the Christian story but that this has been suppressed by the church undoubtedly appeals to those who are anxious to square this circle.

Well, if you look at the whole story, I mean there's only Jews and Romans in the story. I mean I just wanted to flesh that character out and make that a drama about the people around Christ when he was going through this passion.