WATCH and WONDER Jeremiah 29:4-14a as told by 22 humans in 16 cities from 6 denominations through 1 world wide web a video created for the NEXT Church Conference This video took forever to edit, but it was a gift to make. I love watching this mix of people–some of whom I know very well, others of whom I’ve only met once or twice. I love the idea of these different folks telling the story together–each from their own…
WATCH and WONDER Luke 2:41-52 as told by children and their grown-ups filmed and edited by Alex Bryant We played this video today in Sunday worship to give folks a taste of what has been happening on Wednesday nights. This story was paired with 1 Samuel 16:1-13, the story of the boy David’s anointing–as told by an amazing storyteller in our church (one of a number who’ve helped lead worship this Lent). Both are stories of children being left behind. I…
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WATCH and WONDER Kids tell John 4 I had very limited recording time this week–and the woman at the well story is about 40 verses–so this is our abridged version! To put the story into context, I added some commentary at the beginning and end. I prefer not to interfere with the kids’ magic, but I also wanted to put the story in context. Because of the lack of time, I was also forced to film quickly–which meant a lot…
WATCH and WONDER Children tell Matthew 4:1-11 Filmed/Edited by Alex Bryant My own kids can’t stop watching. This is how we do it… We filmed this in an hour. We removed kids one-by-one from our intergenerational church school program (focused on Matthew 4:1-11) to tell the story. Each child who volunteered was given a line to learn on the spot and then coached by me. They had already encountered the story in church school, but we talked about why the…
WATCH and WONDER John 3:1-17 As told by Rev. Timothy Coombs Recorded for the Network of Biblical Storytellers Link to full text HERE This is the story for the second Sunday of Lent. I love Tim’s portrayal of Jesus and the way he tells the story as a conversation (because it IS a conversation). Jesus does not speak from “on high”–he does not condescend–he tries his best to explain to Nicodemus what it means to be born again (or, as…