ADD SOME MAGIC

LEARNING IS FUN

Too often the study of the Bible and the Church is wrapped in an excessive solemnity that makes it a chore

and not a blessing.  To help overcome this, I have found it great fun to include a family oriented magic show

during the time I am teaching a course in a congregation.  The series in your congregation can begin with such

 an event making an opportunity for the entire congregation, children and adults, to come together or it can

occur during the time of the course. The show usually lasts about 45 minutes and includes much magic

aimed at children. I do not use magic as a direct illustration or teaching tool (the Gospel is not a trick!), but the

general tone of the show is to encourage a sense of wonder and even astonishment that is a good context for

learning about our faith, which ought to fill us with enchantment.

This is purely optional and does not need to be a part of the Anselm studies.

I have been interested in state magic since chlldhood and belong to Ring 7 of the International Brotherhood of

Magicians                  

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