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browniesmoke? The secret is out…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by browniesmoke

Last summer, with some rainy days and free time on my hands, I created a blog, experimentally. I wrote several terrible blog posts, badly imitating several of my favorite bloggers. And no one read it except for the ones who … Continue reading →

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Our Godly Play Transitional Shelf

Posted on September 12, 2011 by browniesmoke

I am a rule follower. When Jerome Berryman explains how to set up a Godly Play classroom, I make careful notes and line everything up and frustrate myself no end that I don’t have matching shelves and a big rectangular … Continue reading →

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The Newest Addition to Our Godly Play Classroom

Posted on October 5, 2010 by browniesmoke

We added this lined basket filled with five 36″ x 36″ playsilks in liturgical colors: white for Christmas and Easter, red for Pentecost, Sarum blue (more or less….) for Advent, purple for Lent, and green for the Great Green Growing … Continue reading →

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A Week in the Life of a Godly Play Teacher

Posted on August 17, 2010 by browniesmoke

Sunday: Agree to tell “The Great Family” next Sunday during Sunday School. Sunday afternoon: Pull the book and find that the story has 27 paragraphs. Vow to learn 5.4 paragraphs a day, with review on Saturday. Monday: See that the … Continue reading →

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Favorite Godly Play Links

Posted on August 15, 2010 by browniesmoke

‘Tis the season to begin thinking about the Sunday School year. I often recommend these links to parents and prospective storytellers and doorkeepers, so I will collect them here tidily in one spot. First, the consummate video introduction to Godly … Continue reading →

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The Sign of the Cross

Posted on July 30, 2010 by browniesmoke

My alter ego moonlights as the editor of our church’s weekly e-newsletter. Each week, among the usual blurbs such as might appear in your Sunday worship bulletin, I like to add one thing that interests me from my reading in … Continue reading →

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A Twist on the Lectionary for Sunday, 7/25/2010

Posted on July 23, 2010 by browniesmoke

If your church uses the RCL (Revised Common Lectionary), you’ll notice that the Lord’s Prayer comes up in the Gospel reading for Sunday, July 27, 2010. If you want to change up and consider the Lord’s Prayer in another language, … Continue reading →

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“No WAY!”

Posted on July 12, 2010 by browniesmoke

In my wanderings around the internet, I came across Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir. In this YouTube offering, Mr. Whitacre conducts a virtual choir, which may be the first of its kind accomplished completely on social media. In the end, Whitacre … Continue reading →

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Summer Internet Fun: the Program for Creation

Posted on July 9, 2010 by browniesmoke

I am charged with producing a weekly e-newsletter for our church. Generally, this document just gives important announcements and reminders for our congregation. However, I do like to add in some little tidbit found online that relates to worship and … Continue reading →

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So on my morning walk…

Posted on July 7, 2010 by browniesmoke

When I’m in Montreat, walking the four-footed child is on my to-do list. I am not imaginative about this; we generally have two options. We either walk around Lake Susan (same direction, always) or take the slightly longer walk across … Continue reading →

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