... beginning to gust significantly. Gwendolyn took one look down the eighty‑foot‑deep ravine spanned by the bridge, clutched her baby Jonathan, and refused to set foot on it. Her older sons Zach and Matt took off running onto the bridge. They ... to that scrap of paper. Its words by now were as clear in his memory as they must have been on that paper when Mr. Miller first wrote them. “God, grant me the serenity . . . .” (4) Some of you know that this is the true life story of country music superstar ...
... There is a limit to what each of us can do, and I suspect that some of us have about reached that limit. Jonathan Turnbough of Garner, North Carolina, talks about the time when his mother was driving him and his sisters to school and they were ... to refuel themselves spiritually. Resting is good, but there is something else we need and that is to spend time alone with the Master. Hugh Miller tells a time-honored story about a young man who went to work on a farm for the summer. He confided in the farmer that ...
... children they have. Oh, it doesn't always work that way. Some parents have a difficult time even with their first child. Comedian Jonathan Katz says his daughter has him totally wrapped around her little finger. He doesn't even try to win anymore. He just ... parent must undertake, to see his or her child as an individual with individual needs and aspirations. I like what Keith Miller wrote about his constant worry over his daughters: "I began to pray a different prayer each morning," he said. "Instead of ...
This dramatization may be done simply as choral speaking. Or add actors for their own tableaux or pantomime [choreography]. Choral speaking must be rehearsed and rehearsed to make many voices sound as one. Listen to the voices. Use at least four low voices and four high [more, if you like]. Remember this is DRAMATIC reading. It must be done with much expression or it will sound about as exciting as the average congregation’s responsive reading! Watch the punctuation. It will help with the expression. ...
