It’s often hard for people to watch themselves on video. (This is generally true of my own experience.) But lately, as I have been making more videos of other people telling biblical stories, I have had a revelation: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. It is a great joy to film folks telling the story. But the unexpected joy has come when I sit down by myself to edit. As I cut and paste and manipulate sound, as I watch the brave faces…
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,…
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…
This is the first in a series of videos to get you ready to story-learn and tell this Lent! WATCH and WONDER Matthew 4:1-11 As told by Rev. Leslianne Braunstein WONDER WORD FASTING To “fast” is to intentionally not eat food as a way to become closer to God. Here is an explanation of the practice of fasting in biblical times offered by Bible.org: “The [Old Testament] uses fasting and abstinence from food to point to something even more…
a new online workshop #biblestoriesrock Check out our online workshop focusing on things to avoid when telling biblical stories. Jason Chesnut (Lutheran pastor, storyteller extraordinaire, and founder of The Slate Project ) and I had so much fun preparing for and giving this workshop! If you have more questions about storytelling, please feel free to leave a comment or send me an email. My favorite part is when I joke that I know all the Greek from Jason’s story…which was written…