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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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Too strange NOT to tell: The Transfiguration

Too strange NOT to tell: The Transfiguration

Learn the story of the transfiguration, or simply watch the video and do the “Ways to Wonder” exercises near the end of the post. And be sure to check out Story Divine to hear more stories from the lectionary, along with personal storytelling prompts! WATCH and WONDER Matthew 17:1-9 The Story of the Transfiguration as told by MaryAnn McKibben Dana The transfiguration story is a strange one indeed. Many people have wondered what to make of this story. Storytelling the transfiguration…

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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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Does Jesus Get Hangry? Storytelling for Lent 1

Does Jesus Get Hangry? Storytelling for Lent 1

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…

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