“True Myth”

In his book, Church Planter, Darrin Patrick ruminates on “the most beautiful story:”

The gospel is the most beautiful story in the history of the world. In fact, the reason that other stories are beautiful – the reason we love movies, novels, and biographies that are saturated with redemption themes – is that they are an echo of the story. All good stories follow the same basic plotline of the gospel: the struggle between good and evil before and eventual triumph of good over evil. Tension, then harmony. Redemption. Sacrifice. Betrayal. Love. Suffering. Victory. Screenwriters have co-opted the gospel story to literally make billions of dollars. Pause for a moment and think about how many story lines from how many movies rip off the gospel story. There is a reason for this. The story of redemption captures the human heart, inviting and challenging us to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. This story is movie-ready and myth-like. C. S. Lewis was converted out of atheism as he was enraptured by the beautiful story of the gospel, calling it a “true myth.”