Comments on: Backstage Pass: Thematic Integrity http://trevormeier.com/2007/11/30/backstage-pass-thematic-integrity/ no box for the music Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Claire http://trevormeier.com/2007/11/30/backstage-pass-thematic-integrity/#comment-8 Claire Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:19:47 +0000 http://trevormeier.com/2007/11/30/backstage-pass-thematic-integrity/#comment-8 "taking time to know the theme of things clarifies the action required and enriches the story" As I read this, the first thing I thought was, how would it change the way I read the Bible if I kept this thought in front of me? Beyond that, I wonder if it is possible to know the theme of your own life? Is it visible only in retrospect? If the theme was knowable – whether on a physical level or a spiritual one ie what is God trying to teach me? – I think it would clarify the required action (and enrich the story). Perhaps that is the role of mentors in our lives, to be compassionate observers who point out our themes to us? “taking time to know the theme of things clarifies the action required and enriches the story”

As I read this, the first thing I thought was, how would it change the way I read the Bible if I kept this thought in front of me?

Beyond that, I wonder if it is possible to know the theme of your own life? Is it visible only in retrospect? If the theme was knowable – whether on a physical level or a spiritual one ie what is God trying to teach me? – I think it would clarify the required action (and enrich the story). Perhaps that is the role of mentors in our lives, to be compassionate observers who point out our themes to us?

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