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Author: Fay Rowland (Mother Clanger)

I'm not really made from pink wool, and I don't live in outer space, but I DO like knitting! I'm a Bible-reading, maths-teaching, theology-studying, resource-writing, terribly untidy mum-of-three currently located in the middle of England. Occasionally, God gives me a thwack round the head with a rolled-up newspaper, and I try to listen. Sometimes.

Ezekiel 37:1-14 – Bones and Breath

May 14, 2018

Ezekiel 37:1-14 – Bones and Breath
It’s a cracking story, every 8-year-old boy’s delight! But what has that weird story from Ezekiel got to do with Pentecost?
It’s about hope, it’s about God-with-us, it’s about life. … More Ezekiel 37:1-14 – Bones and Breath

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Acts 1:1-11 – Bin-Bag Ascension

May 7, 2018

Bin-Bag Ascension
Try this awesome Science-and-Faith demonstration for a memorable Ascension (and it’s something different from helium balloons)
Video included! … More Acts 1:1-11 – Bin-Bag Ascension

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John 15:9-17 I Chose You

April 30, 2018

John 15:9-17 ‘Chosen’
A mathemagic trick and script to illustrate ‘You did not choose me, but I chose you’.
Try it, you’ll be amazed! … More John 15:9-17 I Chose You

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John 15:1-8 – Vinnie Vine-Leaf Branches Out

April 23, 2018

Vinnie Vine-Leaf’s brand new vine products emporium is open for business!
He’s hoping to make a GRAPE success of his new shop, but ends up with a totally different RAISIN for feeling VINE!
A super-fun sketch exploring our modern obsessions with independence. … More John 15:1-8 – Vinnie Vine-Leaf Branches Out

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Psalm 23, John 10:11-18 – Mini-Sheep Bookmarks

April 16, 2018

Psalm 23, John 10:11-18 – Mini-Sheep Bookmarks. These adorable mini-sheep bookmarks are fun to make for children and adults. They’re a great reminder of God’s presence with us, by the quite waters or in the dark valley. … More Psalm 23, John 10:11-18 – Mini-Sheep Bookmarks

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Luke 24:36-48 – Hope in the Muddle

April 9, 2018

Sometimes it is tricky to see the miraculous in the muddle of the everyday. You are fishing with your mates – you don’t expect God to being barbecuing on the beach. You are walking along to road, chatting over the latest news – you don’t expect the headline to appear at your side. … More Luke 24:36-48 – Hope in the Muddle

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John 20:19-31 – Flying Up the Dots

April 2, 2018

Probably the best thing about art, for folk like me who are not too talented, is that it’s OK to be a bit naff. It’s the process, not the product, that matters. … More John 20:19-31 – Flying Up the Dots

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A Bad Friday – Video Meditation

March 26, 2018

A dramatic reading of the haunting meditation ‘A Bad Friday’. Join an ordinary man as he goes to watch his friend die – and hear his last words … … More A Bad Friday – Video Meditation

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Three Special Days – and One Big Surprise!

March 19, 2018

Three Special Days – and One Big Surprise!
Sensory Easter story with felt-board pictures. … More Three Special Days – and One Big Surprise!

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We Have Marred Your Image in Us

March 12, 2018

Take the piece of cloth (dampened with solvent if using permanent markers) and wipe your picture clean. The cloth now has the stain of sin, just as Jesus took our sins upon himself on the first Good Friday. He became sin for us, to make us clean and restore us in the image of God. … More We Have Marred Your Image in Us

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Seasons and Scriptures

Lent Devotions

This Lent, discover the Bible as one Big Story of God and God’s people, from the very beginning of everything to the wonder of Easter morning. Daily readings, reflections and prayers.

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Broken Bits & Weirdness

… but God still loves us.
Creative intergenerational Lent devotions resources for groups and individuals.
Featuring crafts, cooking, mindfulness colouring and traditional Bible study.

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Family Advent Devotions

Imaginative daily readings and prayers for adults and children with relaxing colouring, crafts and music.

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God Is With Us – Everywhere!

A Rhyming Nativity Play

Suitable for in-person or virtual performance by video.
Snappy and sassy, modern and meaningful.
Amazon’s #1 best-seller 2020.

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Christmas Gone Worng!

An All-Age Nativity Play

This light-hearted Nativity play tells the traditional Christmas story, but everything goes a bit worng. There is a stroppy Mary, a confused wise man and an angel who … well, you’ll have to read the script to find out.

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Away in a Suitcase

A (Twenty) First Century Nativity

A funny, festive yet poignant re-telling of the Nativity story. Mary and Joseph’s hotel room has been double-booked by three visiting foreigners. There are no travel cots left, so they use a suitcase as their baby’s first bed. With a charming transformation to a traditional crib at the end, there won’t be a dry eye in the house.

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I Saw Three Skits Come Sailing In

A Trio of Modern Nativity Plays

All three scripts in one book:

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Christmas Gone Worng!

Away in a Suitcase

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14 New Dramas

Your Christmas is sorted right here! A pop-up Nativity, memorable Christingle, Advent drama and more!
Plus Jonah on his way to Wales, Corby the Crow and Abraham with his Sat-Nav.

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And 12 More in Book 1

Meet Elijah and the Ravens, plus Snuffles and the Big Bad Cat. For  Christmas we have NaTVT 4U, plus Bold, Frankenstein and Mmm-errr. 30 Pieces of Chocolate for Easter fun and the poignant monologue A Bad Friday, plus loads more.

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So You’ve Finished Writing. Now What?

Whether you write books, articles, poems or self-help guides to frog wrestling, this books guides you with humour and helpful insight through the maze of the editing process and out into the wonderful world of publishing.

So what are you waiting for, the credits?

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