628) As a classroom teacher, I have found through the years that my students often learned the lesson I had for them on each day better when I wrapped it in a story. These stories are often 2–3-minute descriptions of something I have experienced in life, and since I value a sense of humor, many of them make the kids laugh. I have gleaned from this that there is much to be learned through others’ experiences. Romans 15:4 reveals that much of the Bible is exactly that, a narrative teaching tool. We can benefit from lessons, often learned the hard way, of those who went before us. Check them out; they’re great teaching tools.