Sermon podcast from yesterday at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL . Ephesians 4:25-5:2. Live in love. Be imitators of God. If you’re doing one, you’re doing the other. If you’re not doing the first one, you’re doing neither.
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Showing posts with label puppets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puppets. Show all posts
8/13/2018
8/06/2012
I'm Not a Ventriloquist
But I am a puppeteer. I love putting a puppet on one hand and then begin to have a conversation between the puppet and me. It’s a lot of fun to have the conversation as part of a children’s sermon at church or another kind of gathering of younger folks. I love it that the younger ones pay such close attention to the conversation – hopefully learning something in the process. I also have observed on almost every occasion when I’ve presented the puppet/person conversation that adults pay as close or closer attention to what the conversation is about.
I've recently begun a new pastoral call at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Downers Grove, Illinois. In the 3 months I've been around, I think I've had conversations with 7 different puppets. Overall I think I've operated close to 20 puppets over the years. Sometimes it's difficult to remember which puppet is talking – and when I should talk in my voice and when I should use the puppet voice. I make plenty of mistakes, and my lips move all the time – yet all of it usually adds to the fun.
A favorite conversation is one where one of the puppets shows how adept they are at impersonations. I am sure to act as if I am in complete amazement as this one puppet impersonates all of the other puppets. As a matter of fact, I’m planning to have such an impersonation event with one (and all) of the puppets this Sunday as I introduce the Bible reading from Ephesians 4:25-5:2.
I’ll have to talk about the differences between impersonating someone and imitating them, and as I do that I can start to introduce the concept of imitating God – and living God’s love.
Which puppet is the best impersonator? You'll have to be there this week to find out.
I've recently begun a new pastoral call at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Downers Grove, Illinois. In the 3 months I've been around, I think I've had conversations with 7 different puppets. Overall I think I've operated close to 20 puppets over the years. Sometimes it's difficult to remember which puppet is talking – and when I should talk in my voice and when I should use the puppet voice. I make plenty of mistakes, and my lips move all the time – yet all of it usually adds to the fun.
A favorite conversation is one where one of the puppets shows how adept they are at impersonations. I am sure to act as if I am in complete amazement as this one puppet impersonates all of the other puppets. As a matter of fact, I’m planning to have such an impersonation event with one (and all) of the puppets this Sunday as I introduce the Bible reading from Ephesians 4:25-5:2.
I’ll have to talk about the differences between impersonating someone and imitating them, and as I do that I can start to introduce the concept of imitating God – and living God’s love.
Which puppet is the best impersonator? You'll have to be there this week to find out.
8/03/2009
Puppets
Here's this week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc.org:
I’m a puppeteer. I love putting a puppet on one hand and then begin to have a conversation between the puppet and me. It’s a lot of fun to have the conversation as part of a children’s sermon at church or another kind of gathering of younger folks. I love it that the younger ones pay such close attention to the conversation – hopefully learning something in the process. I also have observed on almost every occasion when I’ve presented the puppet/person conversation that adults pay as close or closer attention to what the conversation is about.
At last count, I think I have conversations with 17 different puppets at one time or another. Sometimes it get’s difficult to remember which puppet is talking – and when I should talk in my voice and when I should use the puppet voice. I make plenty of mistakes – yet it usually adds to the fun.
A favorite conversation is one where one of the puppets shows how adept they are at impersonations. I am sure to act as if I am in complete amazement as this one puppet impersonates all of the other puppets. As a matter of fact, I’m planning to have such an impersonation event with one (and all) of the puppets this Sunday as I introduce the Bible reading from Ephesians 4:25-5:2.
I’ll have to talk about the differences between impersonating someone and imitating them, and as I do that I can start to introduce the concept of imitating God – and living God’s love.
How would you move a conversation that starts with impersonation towards imitation and then to God’s love?
I’m a puppeteer. I love putting a puppet on one hand and then begin to have a conversation between the puppet and me. It’s a lot of fun to have the conversation as part of a children’s sermon at church or another kind of gathering of younger folks. I love it that the younger ones pay such close attention to the conversation – hopefully learning something in the process. I also have observed on almost every occasion when I’ve presented the puppet/person conversation that adults pay as close or closer attention to what the conversation is about.
At last count, I think I have conversations with 17 different puppets at one time or another. Sometimes it get’s difficult to remember which puppet is talking – and when I should talk in my voice and when I should use the puppet voice. I make plenty of mistakes – yet it usually adds to the fun.
A favorite conversation is one where one of the puppets shows how adept they are at impersonations. I am sure to act as if I am in complete amazement as this one puppet impersonates all of the other puppets. As a matter of fact, I’m planning to have such an impersonation event with one (and all) of the puppets this Sunday as I introduce the Bible reading from Ephesians 4:25-5:2.
I’ll have to talk about the differences between impersonating someone and imitating them, and as I do that I can start to introduce the concept of imitating God – and living God’s love.
How would you move a conversation that starts with impersonation towards imitation and then to God’s love?
11/02/2007
Bad manners
This week's "Opening the Bible" blog entry for i.ucc.org (Present future) is still present -- but (I can't find a "future" pun that will work here) completely woven into this week's sermon for the grown-ups at Union Congregational Church in Somonauk. However, even though it's for the grownups, this week Mrs. Von Quack - the puppet -- makes a guest appearance."Bad Manners" text
"Bad Manners" podcast
10/13/2007
Reginald
About a week ago a box arrived at my house. When I opened up I found a wonderful note from a friend I haven't seen for years. She said that she'd been to a museum/store in the Schoolhouse where Alfred Hitchcock shot "The Birds." She found a crow puppet and said that she had to get it for me.Today, Reginald (the crow puppet) made his debut as part of the children's sermon for the Foods Resource Bank Growing Project's Somonauk/Earlville area Harvest Celebration. Take a look!
(If you can't get the youtube feed or you want to download the video -- here's the mpg file)
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