{"product_id":"they-worshiped-him-a-christmas-play-with-carols-paperback","title":"They Worshiped Him: A Christmas Play with Carols - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail K. Keffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today's \"hurry-up\" world, it seems we rarely take the time to think of other people and \"walk a mile in the other man's shoes.\" If we did, what would we see? \u003ci\u003eThey Worshiped Him\u003c\/i\u003e revisits the nativity story from the perspective of the people who were actually there. In this dramatic retelling, we glimpse the innermost thoughts and feelings of some of the very common people whose lives were forever changed by a most extraordinary event. What did the shepherds feel? What did others think of them? Were they perceived as \"eccentric\"? And what about the wise men who followed the star? Did they have an entire entourage, or did people treat them like three dottering old men? And what about Mary and Joseph; how did this unusual pregnancy affect them? \u003ci\u003eThey Worshiped Him\u003c\/i\u003e answers many of these questions while reminding us of the biblical characters' humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe singing of favorite seasonal carols is woven into the drama, encouraging audience participation. And it's an adaptable work that can be staged as elaborately or simply as you wish. While there are speaking parts for 12 angels, 5 animals, 6 shepherds, 3 magi, the innkeeper, Mary, Joseph, and a narrator, roles can easily be combined for use with any size congregation. Staging instructions are included. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFar too many plays being marketed to churches today are not well written, place unreasonable requirements on the space and talent available in the average local church, and contain biblically inaccurate statements and characterizations. Gail Keffer's play \u003cb\u003eThey Worshiped Him\u003c\/b\u003e doesn't present any of those problems. It is written in a flexible manner that makes it easy to adapt to a worship service, dinner theater, or a feature-length play for an annual Christmas production. It also does a magnificent job of presenting a biblically accurate version of the nativity story that can be heard, understood, and remembered by all of God's children.... We used this play two years ago, and people are still talking about it. One comment I heard was that the play \"made Mary seem like a real person and not a stained-glass Madonna who's out of touch with the realities people like us face.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kari Turner McClellan\u003cbr\u003e Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church\u003cbr\u003e Levittown, Pennsylvania \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail K. Keffer\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Slippery Rock University (B.S. and M.Ed.). An active member of Clen-Moore Presbyterian Church in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Keffer is a former schoolteacher who has run a needlework design business and is currently the proprietor of The Amish Peddler, a business specializing in the sale of fine Amish-made furniture.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.66 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892904652902,"sku":"9780788018466","price":18.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/uYvjNzR7AT9780788018466.webp?v=1772928318","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/they-worshiped-him-a-christmas-play-with-carols-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}