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Digital evangelism at Christmas - ideas and resources
Digital can enhance the ways we share the good news in a Christmas context.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2993

Babies are hardwired for story and for moral judgment - results of experiment
Yale University has found that babies as young as six months can: * follow and understand a fictional narrative story * make a moral judgment about the motives of the characters in the story So at an age when they could not have learned these things, we can see that babies are hardwired for both stories and an understanding of right and wrong. Wonder where that came from. Watch the video and read the story.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2719

Keywords for best Christian communication: VISUAL and STORY
There are two communication truths which trump everything else: 'story' and 'visual'. We learn and remember far more, when it is presented visually and includes elements of narrative story. Watch two video clips...
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2533

Movies: hidden spiritual meanings, parables and parallels in film stories point up Christian truth
Writer Leslie Hand comments: “MovieGlimpse was the suggestion of several different people who were always asking me to ‘interpret’ the movies. Several years ago the Lord began giving me interpretations of different movies. I believe that He is using the ‘common language’ of today which is the language of film, as a vehicle for His message. Just as He gave the dreams to Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar, I think He is using men such as Steven Spielberg in a similar way. I believe the church is missing it by not being an interpreter such as a Daniel or a Joseph. I have just finished writing about Chocolat. I must stress that I don’t sit and try and think these up. I can tell if the Lord is showing me something in a movie and I believe the insights come from Him.
http://internetevangelismday.com/glimpse.php

Tell us your experiences of sharing your faith online
Do you share your faith online in any way? Did you find God through the Web? Have people joined your fellowship because of your church website? Personal stories are the ideal commendation for the Web as an outreach medium. We want to hear your story. It can bless others, and encourage them to also see the potential of the Internet.
http://internetevangelismday.com/tellyourstory.php

Amazing skill of storytelling. Telling stories is key to effective Christian communication
There is a remarkable revival in the ancient skill of storytelling. For thousands of years, societies have valued those with the gifts to 'spin a yarn'. In the West, there are many amateur storytelling groups, and even some professional storytellers. I have sat completely entranced in the storytelling tent of a local summer festival. Listen to a 30-minute BBC radio program about the art of storytelling (only online till 16 August). Storytelling is a wonderful skill to learn, and hugely valuable for any form of evangelism or Christian communication.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2299

Christian blog - how shyness and writing gifts led one woman to start a Christian blog
Kelsey is a mother of four living in West Texas. She writes with compelling humor of life as a wife and mom in her Holy Mama! blog. She not only has a gift of writing winsomely, but knows how to communicate in a way that is accessible to non-Christians. Very few blogs achieve this: learn more. Note how even the full title of the blog is well-chosen – self-deprecating, non-threatening and humorous. The other issue to flag up here: Kelsey is using a ready-made blog tool, and says she knows nothing about technical stuff at all!
http://internetevangelismday.com/evangelists16.php

Digital Rivers Newtown - a short story illustrating the growth of social networking
It’s not often that a completely new town is built on unused open land. But that’s where Digital Rivers Newtown was constructed, in a previously undiscovered valley. People soon came flooding in to live, moving from surrounding settlements such as Printville and TVtown.
http://internetevangelismday.com/facebook-story.php

Make your own Christian cartoon videos online
You may have already seen cartoon stories online from Xtranormal, without knowing their source. This website enables you to place your own computer-generated characters into a mini story! It looks cool. Why not try it? It could even be used evangelistically.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/902

Starting points for evangelism that few seem to use
Mary and I had three days in London last week, as a lovely Christmas gift from our grownup children. Thanks guys! Included were tickets to Oliver! the musical, of which more below. First though, we went to the Babylon exhibition in the British Museum, where among the exhibits were the beautiful blue glazed bricks from the Ishtar Gate and processional way. The original has been reconstructed at the Pergamum Museum in Berlin (which also houses the reconstructed market gate from Miletus and the temple from Pergamum. Daniel would doubtless have walked or ridden through the Ishtar Gate many times. Oliver! (based on Dickens’ Oliver Twist novel) starred Rowan Atkinson, and was a great experience. I was reminded yet again that most stories are based on the archetypal ‘hero’s journey’ and contain echoes from eternity – the universal themes of searching, finding, sacrifice and redemption, which reflect elements of The Story – God’s plan and purpose for us.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/138