tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post7119355272531499582..comments2023-07-19T18:07:56.603-04:00Comments on Progressive Christian Reflections by Chris Glaser: "I Love to Tell the Story"Chris Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-64167844809120593632011-09-14T09:15:00.952-04:002011-09-14T09:15:00.952-04:00Your point about the way in which stories evolve t...Your point about the way in which stories evolve to increase their impact is a very valuable one. Indeed, it focuses the difference between "fact" and "truth". The Gospel of John does not, for me, paint a picture of an unfriendly, formal or rigid Jesus. The "I am the Vine, you are the branches" quote is, instead, deeply poetic and extremely reassuring. Again, I can't help referencing Kitt Cherry's monumental work, "Jesus in Love". She relies heavily on some of the images in John, and her portrait of a human, erotic and sensitive Jesus is strongly enhanced by this. My own favorites -- no surprise here -- are John's detailed accounts of the interactions of Jesus with various women, especially the Samaritan woman.Trudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866513608442388870noreply@blogger.com