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Oh the Memories - Clabo

I know everyone, at one point or another, was in some sort of play during their childhood. If not, then you will most likely get to experience that joy during this upcoming honors project or maybe have already experienced it during last semester. Anyway, I feel as if people today take the gift and privilege of being in a Christian based play for granted. I know being in a play in general can be a wonderful experience, but for the sake of this blog post and going along with the article discussing the liturgical drama, we will stick strictly to the premise of a Christian play. The article discusses that even though liturgical dramas were "taking off," it was still rare to have them performed in a church. It was a marvelous and complex thing to see and accomplish back then. It shared principle stories from the Bible and brought about the opportunity to show others the love of Christ. Today, kids gripe and complain about being in plays when they are younger (or maybe that was only me), but it doesn't change the fact that what we are participating in could give someone a look at the Christian life that they may not experience anywhere else. Back then, plays of this nature were not commonplace, and they were a wild but amazing concept. Nowadays, lots of people take these sorts of "corny kids plays" for granted. 

Just sharing what came to mind when reading the article. Any thoughts? 

P.S. I commented on Addison Zanda's and Jackson Riddle's post.

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  1. Jackson RiddleMarch 29, 2021 at 11:34 PM

    As a childhood Christian actor, I must admit, I definitely took it for granted. I can still recall the days at Manassas Baptist where we would have a play each summer based around some sort of theme in the Bible. It just seemed like fun and games to me at the time, but looking back, I learned so much about Christianity from those silly songs that we would sing over and over and the puppets that taught us Bible stories. Ah to relive those days.

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    1. Haley RiddleMarch 31, 2021 at 8:36 PM

      Yes! I actually found the soundtrack for one of them... those were the good ole days

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  2. Jamie PetersMarch 30, 2021 at 12:13 AM

    That was always one of my favorite times of year, when we were able to put on "corny" plays. I think it is something every kid needs to be a part of, not just learning how to take direction and responsibility for learning something, but getting to learn about Jesus while doing it.

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  3. Braylan StringfellowMarch 30, 2021 at 9:03 AM

    You weren't the only one to gripe and complain about having to be in plays. You are right though about how these plays are an opportunity to show the love of Christ. The Christian school I went to had a Christmas play every year and many people have been saved because of it.

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