The Stories We Live By Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: The Hidden Stories That Shape Our Lives

"You are the stories that you believe." Tim Keller used this phrase to make the point that stories transmit beliefs and assumptions in packageable sizes. Our culture has many such stories. We don't necessarily call them beliefs but rather say, "This is the just the way things are." They are everywhere in societies today—and are much more influential on our lives that we might think.

In fact, just as fish are unaware of the water in which they swim, we can be completely oblivious to the narra...