Stories are the threads that weave through our days. They connect seemingly random flashes of life. They’re the way we derive meaning from moments. They’re how we share our lives – our stories bumping and colliding with the stories of others. And when we share them, stories are the most powerful tool we have to create change.  Stories are active, stirring something true inside all of us, allowing our hearts to be connected deeply to people we have never met.  Stories pull at our hearts in ways nothing else can.  Stories are the tools that change the...

This week, the 100,000th Adventures in Missions blog post was written! Here at Adventures, we highly value stories. Because we want people to write good stories with their lives, we have programs such as the World Race. The World Race began in 2006 when a group of twenty-somethings circled the globe simply asking the Lord for direction. As we enter 2013, we look forward to launching almost 700 Racers onto the field. All of these Racers have told their stories publicly — for the world to read. Why do we tell stories? Our goal is to create a culture of storytelling here at...