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The story of the EPIPHANY

The story of the EPIPHANY

Revisiting the Epiphany Story Before you begin with the story-watching/learning process, check out this beautiful song by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, musician, Psalm scholar and liturgical theologian! His gift to us this Epiphany. You can see/hear more of Richard’s work at Worldmaking Publishing and Psalm Immersion –or hear his wonderful weekly segment on the Pulpit Fiction Podcast!   WATCH AND WONDER Matthew 2:1-12 As told by Elizabeth Adkisson   WONDER WORDS HOMAGE–What does it mean to “pay homage”? To pay homage is…

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The Resurrection Story: as seen and told by women

The Resurrection Story: as seen and told by women

WATCH and WONDER Matthew 28: 1-10, 16-20 as told by “ByHeart”–Shelley Gnade and Mary-beth Howard (beginning at 2:30) with opening commentary by Dr. Tom Boomershine a video produced by The Seed Company in conjunction with the Network of Biblical Storytellers http://www.nbsint.org/assets/1408/jesus_is_alive.m4v For more of the Seed Company/NBS stories click HERE. telling TOGETHER Shelley and Mary-beth are an incredible storytelling duo based out of Delaware. They are amazing. I am always inspired by what happens when the story is told by…

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Telling our way to Jerusalem

Telling our way to Jerusalem

WATCH and WONDER Matthew 21:1-11 as told by Rev. Jeff Krehbiel  THE “MIT” When learning a story by heart, it is helpful to have a clear idea of what the “Most Important Thing” (MIT) is for your story. Stand up and read Matthew 21 aloud while walking around a few times. What is your initial sense of the MIT for the story? I am struck with the ties Matthew makes to the Hebrew Testament. After Jesus gives instructions to his disciples (go get a donkey,…

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My favorite tellers: Reflecting on Lent with Children

My favorite tellers: Reflecting on Lent with Children

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…

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