• Many of the people depicted in these stories are now referred to as ‘saints’. In their own time, they were just ordinary people. Do you know anyone who you consider saintly? • God seems to prefer choosing the most unlikely people to change the world. John the Baptist, Mary Magdelene, the Thief on the Cross. Why might that be? • Which are your favourite biblical stories? Which are your favourite nonbiblical stories? Are there common threads? • Would you have gone out of your way to listen to this young Rabbi? How might you have responded to the Good News and the abundance of miracles? So many of these stories contain things that would challenge our understanding of what is ‘normal’. Do you think you would be ready to accept God doing something entirely odd and unexpected? How do you think your church or community might respond? • Shall we have a cup of tea? There are also questions to consider on the pages after each story. 8
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