For October 23, 2026
‘I’-Witness Testimony by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
THERE IS GREAT POWER in story. Story captures our imaginations, and our minds and hearts wonder at the dramatic twists and turns, and applaud the hero’s triumph in the victorious conclusion; we take some piece of that and somehow make it our own. Whatever medium in which story is told, these powers remain. Early man, and still some primitive tribes, and some moderns trying to reclaim a heritage, depended upon oral tradition. The cuneiform alphabet circa late fourth millennium BC moved mankind into comprehensive written records, and story began to be recorded for posterity in the history of each culture. By the time of Jesus, both oral and written story were well-developed, and the stories of his life rapidly developed, and were rapidly put in written form for that generation and those who follow.