stranger than fiction

when i was younger, bible stories made for a fascinating read. i wasn't a christian for a good few years after my initial exposure, but i had a bible with pictures here and there (the Good News bible). i used to flip thru it to read whatever that catches my fancy. many of these stories were unbelievable then, and i still can't make sense of many today.

some very common examples from the old testament would be the great flood & noah's ark, jonah's adventure in the belly of the big fish, daniel's three friends' near-BBQ incident.. and in the new testament are mainly stories surrounding jesus's birth, death and resurrection, and of course the one book to confound us all: revelation.

so yeah. archangels? a few bored shepherds? a jealous king? an extra-terrestrial sign? a few rich/smart dudes from a foreign land? first-time parents? some cows and sheep and a chicken or two. what mind-blowing tales would you have woven had i given you such cast & props? :)

blessed christmas, everyone.