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When I first shared my outline for this CD with educator friends, we all drew a deep breath about episode of the near-sacrifice of Isaac. Its subject matter and imagery are challenging to say the least. Some people said "leave it out." But the sacrifice episode occupies a prime place in Christology, and is the ultimate test of Abraham's faith. Any Abraham CD or lesson would be incomplete without an examination of this part of the story. We decided
to take a creative approach to re-creating this scene for kids
and youth, --one that would We first videotaped "The Witnesses" --Lauren, Luke, Robin, Kyle and MacKenzie (seen right). In a very real sense, they are your students witnessing and pondering these events. Their presence via "green screen" technology is a first for Sunday Software. They were "installed" via multimedia magic onto the stone megaliths ringing the worship site. Stone Megaliths? YES! That is what the archaelogy of Abraham's altar very well included.  They walk in as the witnesses continue to move and ponder, and as the music raises issues. Listen to a 2.6 mb streaming song clip here at the end of the Abraham and Sarah CD.)  As the song progresses, and the witnesses and animatedcharacters leave the scene, a dramatic camera move in the scene takes your students up over the site to reveal the cross and some scripture about God sacrificing his own son.  |
answer
their questions, and help them see beyond what looks very scary.
We wanted them to BE there that day and bring all their questions.
So we "wrote a little song, shot a little video, and made
a little animation." I smile when I say "little"
because this one scene in the CD took over 150 hours to make.