A Story to Tell | An Institute for Cultural Communicators Christmas Poem
A poem based on a true story from the Institute for Cultural Communicators. ‘Twas a month before Christmas, and all through the town The public school librarians were running around Calling all of the students they knew, for you see, Soon they’d host an event promoting literacy. As their calendar filled, so their hearts did – with cheer – At the thought of all of the stories they’d hear For the students had promised to read lots of books To all local families – no one overlooked! But alas, when that fateful day arrived, The students weren’t there – for as much as they strived The librarians could…
Worthy: An Advent Devotional
I’ve spent the past 25 years coaching storytellers. I’ve heard them all – family history stories, cultural stories, retellings of fairytales, stories of personal tragedies and celebrations. But it’s the story of Christmas that is the greatest story of all. The story of Christmas is a story of Love coming to live with us. Jesus, Emmanuel, is the source of all Love, born into this world. There is no story more worthy of telling than this. It’s my motivation for empowering extraordinary storytellers…. Because the best story deserves the best telling. In 1885, British writer Christina Georgina Rossetti published a poem called “Christmastide.” It later was adapted into a beautiful…
