Dallas Jenkins

I had never considered this. It makes more sense to me now.

Yes, now when I read these four verses, I actually can not only understand it perhaps a little better, but I also can see myself in the thief on the cross. And that's the problem with most biblical storytelling, is that it's through the eyes of Jesus.

Yes, now when I read these four verses, I actually can not only understand it perhaps a little better, but I also can see myself in the thief on the cross. And that's the problem with most biblical storytelling, is that it's through the eyes of Jesus.

Yes, now when I read these four verses, I actually can not only understand it perhaps a little better, but I also can see myself in the thief on the cross. And that's the problem with most biblical storytelling, is that it's through the eyes of Jesus.

Jesus actually doesn't make for a good protagonist in a drama because he doesn't necessarily— outside of that moment in Scripture where it says he grew in wisdom and stature. But once his ministry starts, he doesn't make for a great protagonist because he doesn't necessarily learn. He doesn't necessarily go from bad to good or anything like that.

Jesus actually doesn't make for a good protagonist in a drama because he doesn't necessarily— outside of that moment in Scripture where it says he grew in wisdom and stature. But once his ministry starts, he doesn't make for a great protagonist because he doesn't necessarily learn. He doesn't necessarily go from bad to good or anything like that.

Jesus actually doesn't make for a good protagonist in a drama because he doesn't necessarily— outside of that moment in Scripture where it says he grew in wisdom and stature. But once his ministry starts, he doesn't make for a great protagonist because he doesn't necessarily learn. He doesn't necessarily go from bad to good or anything like that.

And so when we see all these miracles that he's performing and these life change that he's causing, we don't know anything about the people that— That he's causing it for. That's a clunky way of saying it, but we don't—how can we unpack the woman who's been bleeding for 12 years and touches the hem of his garment?

And so when we see all these miracles that he's performing and these life change that he's causing, we don't know anything about the people that— That he's causing it for. That's a clunky way of saying it, but we don't—how can we unpack the woman who's been bleeding for 12 years and touches the hem of his garment?

And so when we see all these miracles that he's performing and these life change that he's causing, we don't know anything about the people that— That he's causing it for. That's a clunky way of saying it, but we don't—how can we unpack the woman who's been bleeding for 12 years and touches the hem of his garment?

Ignatius talked about that. He said, St. Ignatius, when he says, we're to read the Bible with a holy, a sacred imagination. Right, right, right. The text isn't meant, Protestants are uncomfortable with this. I'm an evangelical Protestant. I'm not a Catholic. So I'm raised to be a little more protective and faithful to the fidelity of the text, the text, the text.

Ignatius talked about that. He said, St. Ignatius, when he says, we're to read the Bible with a holy, a sacred imagination. Right, right, right. The text isn't meant, Protestants are uncomfortable with this. I'm an evangelical Protestant. I'm not a Catholic. So I'm raised to be a little more protective and faithful to the fidelity of the text, the text, the text.

Ignatius talked about that. He said, St. Ignatius, when he says, we're to read the Bible with a holy, a sacred imagination. Right, right, right. The text isn't meant, Protestants are uncomfortable with this. I'm an evangelical Protestant. I'm not a Catholic. So I'm raised to be a little more protective and faithful to the fidelity of the text, the text, the text.

That's why there aren't too many things like the chosen because typically it's, well, we don't want to expand and your imagination can run wild into a dangerous area.

That's why there aren't too many things like the chosen because typically it's, well, we don't want to expand and your imagination can run wild into a dangerous area.

That's why there aren't too many things like the chosen because typically it's, well, we don't want to expand and your imagination can run wild into a dangerous area.

An evangelical would say... Well, yes, it's hyperlinked, but stay there. Don't bring your own humanity into the imagination of it. Stick to the text. Yes, this verse is set up by a verse written thousands of years ago, and that's beautiful and that's perfect because God wrote this book. So that's okay.

An evangelical would say... Well, yes, it's hyperlinked, but stay there. Don't bring your own humanity into the imagination of it. Stick to the text. Yes, this verse is set up by a verse written thousands of years ago, and that's beautiful and that's perfect because God wrote this book. So that's okay.

An evangelical would say... Well, yes, it's hyperlinked, but stay there. Don't bring your own humanity into the imagination of it. Stick to the text. Yes, this verse is set up by a verse written thousands of years ago, and that's beautiful and that's perfect because God wrote this book. So that's okay.

But when you start to bring your own analysis to it, now we're treading on thin ice, and that's for the realm of pastors to provide commentary, not for Dallas Jenkins to tell his own story.