I think you can tilt too far to the side of the story where the message is just simply entertainment. So I think your goal has to be to craft in one sentence what the truth is you are trying to convey. And then you find or create a story that you wrap around that truth.

If relationships matter most then [at the end of our lives], shouldn't they matter most now?

God is kind, but he is not soft. He takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change.

Forgiveness is not saying that the one who hurt you was right. Forgiveness is stating that God is faithful and he will do what is right.

Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.

To see sin without grace is despair. To see grace without sin is arrogance. To see them in tandem is conversion.

What Christ does in us and through us will always be 'exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think.'