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MUSIC & ART
A Magi*cal Christmas
A Story
Discovered
Between
the Lines of
Scripture
by Chip Polk
nly in the Gospel of
Matthew do we find a very
Obrief account of “wise men”
who came from the east, following a
star to Bethlehem, and bearing gifts
for the newborn King of the Jews.
The passage leaves us with a lot of
unanswered questions.
We don’t know who they were
or specifically where they came
from. Where did they receive the
knowledge they possessed, which
compelled them to undertake such
an arduous journey? And while
gold seems an appropriate tribute
to a newborn king, incense and
embalming oil seem to be strange
choices, regardless of how poetic
“frankincense and myrrh” may
sound.
In a new original play, A Magi*cal
Christmas, to be presented during
the coming Christmas season
at Ragtown Gospel Theater in
Post, we will be offering a fresh
and funny look at these mystical
visitors. Not only will this show be
fun and entertaining, but it offers
Oklahoma, Kansas, and
points beyond since 2007.
A Magi*cal Christmas will
be our 58th production
which is, like every play
we produce, at its core a
compelling presentation of
the love and grace of Jesus.
Many of those plays have
come from between the lines
of Scripture, putting flesh
and bone on the people
we’ve always envisioned
merely as icons...such as
the three wise men. It is
our hope that such a shift
of perspective will help
everyone in the audience
their own true identity as
Ragtown Gospel Theater’s Glenn and Chip Polk better grasp the reality of
preparing to perform in Israel a child of God in Christ
and realize how loved and
a revelation of the reason for their treasured they are.
pilgrimage that may give you a
completely new way of thinking A Magi*cal Christmas will be
about the birth and early life of our a perfect way to begin your
Lord Jesus Christ. I can tell you celebration of the birth of Christ.
that, through writing this play, the With plenty of time to plan, you
Lord profoundly changed my own can choose one of six performance
perspective. dates and gather family and friends
to experience it with you. With a
My brother, Glenn Polk, is the special Christmas concert starting
Director and principal actor at things off, it will truly be a Magi*cal
Ragtown Gospel Theater. Our Christmas at Ragtown.
creative partnership in ministry
began almost 25 years ago when Go to RAGTOWN.COM or call
Glenn began traveling, performing us at 877-RAGTOWN for more
the one-man adaptation of my information, dates, and times.
play, Paul the Apostle, in churches
across seven states and three
countries in Europe. One of the
great moments of my life was seeing
my brother perform that play at the
amphitheater in Caesarea Maritima
in Israel, the place where Paul was
placed on trial before Felix.
But we’ve also been blessed to
share many great moments with
the audiences who have come to
Ragtown from hundreds of miles Glenn Polk performing Paul the Apostle
across Texas, Eastern New Mexico, in Caesarea Maritima, Israel
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