Not What It Seems
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Lessons to be Learnt From the *Half-idiotic Boy
*This term was not intended to be derogatory. George Mueller who coined the phrase, loved children so much that he sacrificially looked after over 10,000 orphan...
The Rhyming Drama Book (Video Intro)
The video below explains what this book is about.
Introduction to the RDB
Duration You will need to know how long your sketch is going to last. The suggested summaries and prayers are not included in the duration time. The duration ti...
Preface
The Rhyming Drama Book has been written particularly for students in schools, churches, and youth groups who wish to perform short plays based on Bible stories,...
Stage Layout for all sketches
Stage Layout BACKSTAGE UP RIGHT UP CENTRE UP LEFT RIGHT CENTRE CENTRE LEFT CENTRE DOWN RIGHT DOWN CENTRE DOWN LEFT AUDIENCE
The Story of Joseph: Preliminary Information. Cast, Props, Duration etc.
Topic: The story of Joseph from birth to the death of Jacob (Based on Genesis 37-49) Main theme: God is in control of our destiny Approx duration: 38 ...
The Story of Joseph: Scene One. “Let’s See”
Scene One: Narration (Based on Genesis 37:1-17) Nothing corrodes the heart more than jealousy. Nothing destroys the soul more than anger. Nothing perverts the m...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Two “Where is the Hand?”
Scene Two: Narration (Based on Genesis 37:21-24) It is said that * “A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city and heated disagreements in f...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Three “Secret Intention”
Scene Three: Narration (Based on Genesis 37:25-30) Reuben intended to rescue Joseph when his other brothers weren’t looking. However, he walked away from the ar...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Four “The Cry of Jacob”
Scene Four: Narration (Based on Genesis 37:31-35) The brothers knew that their father Jacob would be furious if he discovered what they had done. They dec...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Five “Confrontation”
Scene Five: Narration (Based on Genesis 37:36 & 39:1-7) The market traders who bought Joseph, took him to Egypt. These people were very different from him. ...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Six “Still Waiting”
Scene Six: “Still Waiting” (Based on Job 28, Genesis 39:21-23, Genesis 40:23) JOSEPH People know how to mine silver from the Earth. They smelt coppe...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Seven “The Dreams”
Scene Seven: Narration (Based on Genesis 40:1-8) Yes, things had been looking good for Joseph until Potiphar sent him to prison. But God did not forget about hi...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Eight “The Promotion”
Scene Eight: Narration (Based on Genesis 40:20, Genesis 41:45) In three days, everything happened just as Joseph had prophesied. The Cupbearer was released from...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Nine “My Brothers!”
Scene Nine: Narration (Based on Genesis 42:1-5) Back in the land where Joseph’s brothers lived, the seven years of plenty came to an end. As the years of famine...
The Story of Joseph:Scene Ten “The Appointed Time”
Scene Ten: Narration (Based on Genesis 42:23 – 44:34) (Please refer to Director’s Notes at end of play) 1. Joseph turns away and begins to weep bitterly. ...
The Story of Joseph: Scene Eleven “Jacob Rejoices”
Scene Eleven: Narration (Based on Genesis 44 & 45) Joseph urged his brothers to hurry back to the land of Canaan to tell their father that he was alive and ...
The Story of Joseph: End Narration
End Narration (Based on Genesis 46 & 47, Genesis 48:11, 49:33) Pharoah was more than happy to have Joseph’s father and the family of his brothers to all com...
The Story of Joseph: Suggested Summary & Prayer
This part could be conducted by: A youth group leader A church leader The Narrator Thank you for sitting patiently, watching, and listening while our students b...
The Story of Joseph: Director’s Notes
Throughout the whole play, the Narrator will stand DOWN RIGHT, facing the audience at an angle to the left, so he can observe the stage. He stands behind a lect...
Why Free Chapters Are So Important
I am no guru, but I think I have existed long enough on this earth to know what is boring. You, me, and most others on the internet are advertising our business...
Trash Your Old Copies
I feel guilty because I hate wasting paper. I feel sad because I’m like the woman who arranged for a professional family photo to be taken, popped a copy in Chr...
God Loves Children: Video Summary
The video below gives you more details of what the entire book is about.
Bombs, Banks & Bodyless Friends
Now here’s a funny thing. When people ask me what I do in my spare time, I tell them that I am a writer and then, more often than not, I regret my hasty s...
All Videos From This Website
There are several videos scattered around this website, on various different posts and pages – so here they are altogether, for easy access: Welcome Video...
Preface
When I was younger, I vowed that I would never wear bi-focal spectacles and I would never get to the top of the stairs and wonder what I was doing there. Those ...
Introduction
I stood in the bus station awaiting my coach to London. A middle-aged man in a chequered flat cap and long, beige raincoat plonked his suitcases down next to mi...
(Chp. 1) Newborn: Midnight Mishap
I know we should never put ourselves down, but boy, I can be right stupid at times. Just before the birth of my firstborn, I was invited to the hospital to look...
(Chp. 2) Toddler Years: Tantrums R Us
She was barely 18 months old, yet as I entered the living room, the wail sounded like it was coming from the lungs of a burly teenager. My visit to my sister Mi...
(Chp. 3) Toddler Years: Giving In To Fear
At the checkout in a bargain store, a toddler was sitting in a large trolley. His parents were being served and it was evident that they were purchasing many go...
What’s It Like Being An Author?
Being an author is hard. It is considerably different to being a blogger. It’s a bit like being a contestant on a singing competition show, where contestants co...
(Chp. 4) Toddler Years: Misquoted Mottos
I’m wonderfully content with who I am, however, being black means I have two negative things to contend with that affect my vanity: Firstly, I have a lot of mel...
(Chp. 5) Pre-school Years: The Ragamuffin of Middle-Earth
“Am I the only one?” is the question many a mother asks herself when she sees nobody else around her going through the same parenting problem. On Sarah’s first ...
(Chp. 6) Pre-school Years: Dance Classes
The special moment had finally arrived. Excited parents sat in tiered seats, fiddling with their cameras while occasionally glancing up at the stage curtains. A...
(Chp.7) Primary Years: Quality Time
Have you ever had one of those days when you just cannot seem to focus on your conversation with God? I was in my bedroom trying to connect with my heavenly fat...
(Chp. 8) Primary Years: Miss Blinko
Dear Lord, before I was the size of a dot, you were thinking about the wonderful things you were going to do in my life and all the gifts that were to be bestow...
(Chp. 9) Primary Years: Fleeting Moments
I don’t multi-task very well. If I’m working, I enjoy being part of a team, but I don’t like too much banter while I’m focussing on the job in hand. At home, I’...
(Chp. 10) Primary Years: The Psychology of Loneliness
Sometimes, children cannot explain what they are going through and how they are feeling. My bambino suffered from social anxiety from an early age and at first,...
(Chp. 11) Primary Years: I Spy Your Impatience
Nowadays, nobody in my family cares about putting up Christmas decorations and in the last few years of having a tree, I couldn’t care how shambled it loo...