Ancient Truth, Modern Characters, Unforgettable Message!

Take a journey through the Gospel of Mark and meet some of the men & women who were touched by Jesus while he was here on this Earth. Written by Larry Enscoe, this one-man play portrays biblical characters in contemporary styles. Peter as a Brooklyn longshoreman, Levi, a nerdy, high strung tax man, Jairus, a conservative businessman, King Herod, a Godfather-like mobster Don. Even Peter's "oh so Jewish" mother-in-law makes an appearance to tell her story. This entertaining and yet hard-hitting one-man play presents the Gospel in a way that will hold the attention of audiences of all ages.

This holiday presentation was written by Lawrence G. Enscoe and asks the question "What if the first Christmas had happened today?" How would Gabriel, Joseph, and the Innkeeper have reacted to the most important event of human history if they had been part of 21st century society? Come unwrap the humor, joy and wonder of the birth of Christ viewed through contemporary characters. These revisited biblical stories are then illuminated by a tale from the modern world in which a nine year old boy rediscovers the heart of Christmas.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Jones takes us to the year 1990 and the city of Seattle, Washington where we find ourselves in the dressing room of Edward Jones, department store Santa Claus. He is a lonely and bitter man who still mourns the death of his wife five years earlier. Ed will rediscover the true meaning of Christmas in the most unusual of places: a letter written in the pages of his wife's Bible. A letter to God...

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• Where David's father and brothers saw only a shepherd boy, God saw a king. (Includes "Shepherd Boy" by Ray Boltz)
• The son of a coal miner considers what it means to be called a Pillar of the church.
• A Sunday School teacher comes to grips with Another Sunday Morning teaching future leaders in the church.
• Barabas may have stepped away from his cross into a new life, but was he truly free?
• A Prayer Warrior has to start someplace, right?
• This song, written by Ken Medema tells how Moses' heart was struck with fear when he saw the rod which he threw down become a snake, but when he took it up again it became the Rod of God and struck fear into the heart of Egypt's Pharoah.