Category Archives: Godly Play

What It Means to Be an Episcopalian

Posted on September 19, 2011 by browniesmoke

When the good people at our church decided to begin a group they call “Soul-Journers,” they asked me if I would be first of the “wide variety of speakers [who] talk with us about various aspects of what it means … Continue reading →

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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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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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