I was listening to some people argue over whether or not stories in the Bible are true. I tilted my head and grinned, thinking of something better to do like wash the windows.

Archeologists have found some evidence to validate historical aspects of the Bible. But, whether they dig around and find Jesus’ bones or crayons, I guess it really doesn’t matter to me.

I learn either way. I still can grasp the ideas expressed by the items and test their validity.

Physical evidence of bones, next to stories, is about the same, to me, inert. Inert that is, until I think and wonder about what inspired those bones or stories.

Come to think of it, the stories may be more powerful than the inert items.

The story of the Good Samaritan, where Jesus talked about the importance of not stereotyping people and just helping them when they really need it, has made an impact on me. It showed me love is powerful and human beings are more than what’s presented on the surface of ethnicity. We are loving, useful spiritual beings.

Bones, well, even if they were Jesus’, I doubt they would have impacted me, at least not directly. If I needed bones to validate that there even was a Jesus, that would be only a preliminary to still needing to figure out the object of the stories about Jesus in the Bible.

As for crayons. If they were found in the dirt, I could learn that crayons can be used to write and draw, however that doesn’t mean they are the only object that writes and draws.

We just aren’t limited to objects, items, and things. The idea behind a crayon, to use it as a tool to write or draw, can be expressed in multiple ways. Same with stories. Stories are only tools, whether calibrated into history or myth. Dig for ideas, and I bet you find Love wins.