03/25/2020
Park Hill UMC
March 25
Children
To be honest, I think the story of the Ark and the Flood is a challenging one. I often prefer to wait and use this story with MS and HS students, but for a variety of reasons most curriculum writers keep using it for young ages. I find Godly Play a bit more accessible and honest than many of the Story Bibles I grew up with. I also really value the question approach that Godly Play uses at the end of each story/lesson. I look forward to hearing our children answer "What part of this story is about you"?
*Children can also follow along in a Story Bible.
pg. 10-13 in Whirl Kids Story Bible
Students/Youth
Youth can have a deeper reflection with a short 3 minute video that adds an unusual twist at the end. Does this say anthing to us during this pandemic?
Parents/Adults
"In Over Our Heads" (Chpt. 5 in We Make the Road by Walking). This is jumping ahead a few chapters to stay in line with Godly Play (the Children's Curriculum). You can still read the previous three chapters, as they are fascinating at describing more of creation (and add John 1 as the third version of "creation"), as well as Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel. The first 11 chapters of Genesis are often viewed as Part 1 of Genesis compared to Abraham's family story in the rest of the book. I always like to ask, is this the best way to start our Bible?
If you could choose the first passage(s) of the Bible, what would you put first?
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