Last week, I made the brief mistake of getting into an argument with author Donald Miller on Twitter about the concept of "story."

I say "mistake" because Donald Miller is an expert on story. Arguing with Donald Miller about storytelling is like arguing with Billy Graham on running a Crusade or arguing with the Situation on the Gym/Laundry/Tan approach to life. (A Billy Graham reference and a Jersey Shore reference in the same sentence? I should be so simile ashamed of myself.)

I say the...