What鈥檚 the story of the Bible? It is full of individual stories, all connected and inter-related, but how can we tell it as one comprehensive narrative that captures its message and theme? Students in Dr. David Beldman鈥檚 Religion 101 class explore these questions, using as a text The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story (Baker Academic, 2004), written by Professor of Religion and Theology Craig Bartholomew and former Redeemer faculty member Mike Goheen. 鈥淭he Bible boldly claims to tell the true story of the whole of history and all of reality, if only we have the ears to hear and the eyes to see it,鈥 notes Dr. Beldman. 鈥淭he main purpose of the course is to help students grasp the Bible as a coherent, sprawling narrative, from creation to new creation.鈥 As the major assignment for their course, students have the chance to tell the story on their own. They have the option of representing the story creatively, using methods and media of their own choosing. This year, two students used elements of spoken word poetry and chalk art to create a remarkable video. 鈥淭he Story of All鈥 was developed by first-year students Angela Krone from Mississauga and Rebecca van Leeuwen of Listowel, ON. The Story of All video: https://youtu.be/vbFVYWS-T_w The students were given some guidelines and are expected to structure their projects around the six 鈥榓cts鈥 of the Bible that are studied in class. But beyond that, the students can tell the story in original and imaginative ways. 鈥淒r. Beldman encouraged us to 鈥榰se the creative gifts that God has given you鈥,鈥 says Angela. 鈥淥ther than that, his main directive was that we be truthful to the story, and keep it clear and simple.鈥 Both students had started working on the assignment individually, but came to realize that their gifts were complimentary. Rebecca worked on the layout and completed a total of 35 drawings for the project. 鈥淚 like using mind maps and tend to think in very visual ways,鈥 she says. Angela wrote the text that they used and oversaw the video鈥檚 production. The use of the crown imagery was intentional. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a common, well-understood theme to both Christians and non-Christians,鈥 says Angela. 鈥淚t encompasses much of the covenant and Kingdom ideas that we talked about in class and just seemed to tie the project together.鈥 A secondary but no less significant aim of this course is to help students to become more aware of the power of stories. 鈥淢y hope in this assignment is that the students put their gifts and passions to use in the telling of the story of the Bible,鈥 says Dr. Beldman. 鈥淭hey should allow themselves to be absorbed in their talents and in the biblical story at the same time.鈥 In previous years, students have recorded an album of songs, produced a claymation video, written a book of poetry, made an illustrated children’s story book and created a miniature physical landscape. Both students enjoyed learned much from the class and by putting the video together. 鈥淭his is such a well-designed course,鈥 says Angela. 鈥淚t taught me how to see the Bible as one great, comprehensive story of God鈥檚 work throughout history.鈥 They were are also surprised at how much attention the story has received. Within 24 hours of it being posted鈥攁nd shared amongst Redeemer by Dr. Beldman鈥斺淭he Story of All鈥 had been viewed more than 400 times. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 want to be the focus; we wanted to create something that was worthy of the story it represented,鈥 notes Rebecca. 鈥淚t was a lot of work, but it also shows that you never know how God will use something that you do.鈥