1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In our last episode, we shared the discovery that has been quietly reshaping our lives: what if Jesus is inviting us, not simply to believe in the Kingdom, but to inhabit our Father's world? Once we began living that way, another question emerged:a Why hadn't we been living this way before? That question eventually gave birth to the Story Maps. We didn't create the maps because we wanted a framework. They grew out of months of discovering what it felt like to trust God's design and participate in the ordinary rhythms of the world He made. Morning light. Movement. Real food. Rest. Relationships. Peace. None of those practices felt like techniques for becoming better people. They simply felt like life in a different world. The deeper we looked, the more we realized we had spent years trying to become good in the world we had made, rather than learning to receive life in the world God made. The Story Maps became our attempt to sketch the difference between the world we had inherited and the world we were learning to inhabit. In this conversation, we share the story behind those maps, why stories came before diagrams, and why we now think of the maps as companions rather than conclusions. Continue the Expedition 📖 Read the companion Field Notes on Substack: LIF #174 | The Story Behind the Maps 📄 Download the first Story Maps companion resource from the Field Notes and carry it with you as you read Scripture, watch a favorite story, or simply pay attention to the ordinary moments of your week. 🌿 Learn more about The Story Expedition and John 15 Academy If this conversation encouraged you, we'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, or share it with someone who enjoys asking good questions and exploring alongside others. Together, let's go see. LOVE IS FEARLESS https://www.janetnewberry.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42935672/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/001642/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/42935672