The Heart of the Story
God’s Masterful Design to Restore His People

This book is a different kind of book for me. It takes the view that God has – called the upper story and shows that vs the one we live on earth, called the loser story. It provides a view in the context – of here and now – vs God’s view of the larger context of history and His plan. While it may no......more

It was an interesting concept of comparing the Scriptures to how we see it and how God sees it. The book is really written for someone not very familiar with the Scriptures.......more

The Bible is God’s Story—the Grand Epic, without which our individual stories make no sense. Using the idea of two story lines—the Upper Story being the one from God’s perspective and heaven’s vantage point and the Lower Story being the reality we experience day to day on earth. While we may see the......more

I read this as part of a Sunday school class. This is a retelling of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Frazee uses each story tip highlight what he calls God's "lower story," what happened in the individual story, and God's "upper story," the ultimate plan of God restoring humanity. I recommend t......more

Sometimes it's hard to understand the connection between all of the Old Testament events and the New Testament's more philosophical nature. But Frazee does a good job at outlining the major point that connects it all, God loves us and is working to bring us back to Heaven. I just wish he had develop......more