Listening for God: Story Listening and Reflection

A project of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming

God’s Kingdom, God’s family, is everywhere if we only have the eyes to see, and the ears to hear God’s presence in our world!

Share your story - win a prize!

We want you to share your stories here, and as an incentive, we are offering prizes. Your name will be entered in the drawing when you join this page. Every time you post, your name will be entered into the drawing. The drawing will be held soon!

The grand prize will be an INSTANT DISCUSSION GROUP - just add friends and stories. You'll get five copies of "Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church" autographed by author Jenifer Gamber. You will receive also a leader's guide for group discussion, a candle for centering, and some snacks for sharing.

To participate:
First, join this page as a member. All are welcome! Next, choose a way to share a story.
You can
(1) Add a blog post -a story in text.
(2)Comment on the forum topics or start a discussion of your own.
(3)Add a video.
(4) Add a photo.

Two questions for storytelling and reflection:

Who is the family?
How do they show God's activity in the world?

And two questions about hospitality:

How does this story show inclusivity?
How does this story show exclusivity>

Blog Posts

Online E

Most of my contact with others is through online essays, blog posts, classes, etc. There are many out in the cyberworld who are looking for Christians to speak of the love they have for Christ and how it makes a difference in my life. Mostly they hear the "mean" stuff about Christianity -- we need to counter that message and challenge the view of God as punisher.

Posted by Ann Fontaine on January 13, 2010 at 8:58pm — 2 Comments

AFFIRMATION

AFFIRMATION

Linda Wilson’s story of affirmation made me think of something that happened to me two days before our Evangelism conference call. My young adult daughter, who is trying to make it on her own in the world (and who has difficulties managing her life for a variety of reasons) called me on my cell phone while I was visiting a patient in the hospital. I asked her to call back in 15 minutes, which she did just as I was walking down seven flights of stairs in an enclosed stairwell. The st… Continue

Posted by Kathy Robinson on October 1, 2009 at 11:12am

Story from Linda Wilson

Evangelism story from Linda Wilson

Ministry Developers spend a lot of time on the road away from home. There isn’t much traffic on WY roads and the scenery is courtesy of the Great Landscaper. Awesome!!! An audiobook, Sirius radio and the wildlife sightings make it almost painless — except for leaving ones favorite pet behind. Leaving Fido behind isn’t so bad when they stay in their own bed, home with ones spouse; but some of us are married to another Ministry Developer who is also on the roa… Continue

Posted by Kathy Robinson on September 21, 2009 at 10:51am

Uh..oh...

Two Sundays ago, as a part of my summer of evangelism, I was scheduled to preach at St. Mark’s in Cheyenne. Cheyenne is just close enough that I decided to get up early Sunday morning (4a.m.!) and drive down for their 8 a.m. service. The trip went faster than I had anticipated so arriving early I decided to fill up the car with gas so I would be all ready for the return trip. It would have been a good idea except…. I locked my keys in the car!! I had my purse but everything else – my vestments,… Continue

Posted by Kathy Robinson on August 19, 2009 at 1:07pm

a story from Kay

I have lived in my neighborhood for a while now, and have watched some of the kids from the time they were toddlers. There are quite a few kids in my neighborhood. They are the kind of neighbor kids who want to know the whats and whys of things that happen in our house - like who is going to eat all that chocolate ice cream, and why does your dog bark, and why does your son have a beard. These are the kind of kids who bring their siblings and their cousins and friends, and then sit around waitin… Continue

Posted by KayDFlores on August 3, 2009 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments