Hollywood Producer Eduardo Verastegu Delivers Powerful Message to Faithful Actors
Intro “I made a promise to God that I would never again use my talents for something that would offend my faith, family or Latino culture,” he said. “Faith became the center of my life for the first time.” – Eduardo Verastegu The following story by Billy Hallowell appeared in the Blaze.com on […]
Continue readingThe Senior Prom – A short story that has lasted a lifetime
Intro On May 5, 1962 Lynn and I began our married life that has brought us to today – our fifty third wedding anniversary. Lynn has written a book of short stories titled Precious Memories and the following chapter tells the story of our first date. I have to confess, however, that […]
Continue readingTim Tebow – Athlete, Celebrity, and Modern Day Hero of the Christian Faith
Intro I have been doing a series of “Heroes of the Faith” posts over the past two years featuring such well known heroes as: Mother Theresa Billy Graham Eric Liddell (Chariots of Fire) William Booth (Founder of the Salvation Army) William Tyndale (Translated the Bible into English and was burned at the Stake for […]
Continue readingLiechtenstein In HD Video -Tour Europe’s Smallest Country
I decided to put together a series of possible vacation destinations/activities as we begin the summer vacation season. Since I’m partial to narrated videos, I have to do a fair amount of research to find high quality video, well done narration and interesting destinations and activities over a range of interests. So, stay tuned […]
Continue readingTold She’d Never Walk, Now She Runs to Raise Money for Charity
The Story of Faith Russell and Samaritan’s Purse ‘s Operation Christmas Child The subject of this post is twofold: A story of overcoming severe disability by a young girl, Faith Russell, in a family with strong faith. Operation Christmas Child an annual Samaritan’s Purse project to deliver shoeboxes full of gifts and children’s evangelistic materials […]
Continue readingSambany’s Awful Face Meets the Mercy Ship
A 55 year old grandfather known as Sambany was recently “restored to the human race” by a 12 hour surgery aboard the Africa Mercy Ship and this miraculous restoration was done free of charge to the patient. Just look at the before and after photos and see how Sambany’s humanity was returned to him. […]
Continue readingEthan Loch Blind 10-Year-Old’s Piano Performance Will Blow You Away
Who is Ethan Loch? Ethan Loch is 10 years old and has been blind from birth. But he can play the piano – he can REALLY play the piano. Take a look and listen to what his young lad has accomplished at a young age. Click on the link below for a UK […]
Continue readingSusan and Avita – The Full Story
The Story Susan and Avita – The Full Story is a story with a bad beginning and a happy ending. I like this kind of story. You will too. Its the story of an unexpected, unwanted pregnancy and the subsequent anguish that Susan faced when “he” told her to get an abortion. You may be […]
Continue readingPsalm 23 – Beautifully Narrated Video
Psalm 23 – The Lord is My Shepherd I Shall Not Want This is one of my most favorites psalms and of my favorite books of the Bible is the Book of Psalms. I recently discovered this video on godtube.com. I frequently check this Christian website. It has a wide variety of serious, entertaining, sometimes […]
Continue readingAwesome National Anthem by Blind 16 Year Old Girl Inspires Crowd
YouTube describes Marlana’s Performance of the National Anthem at a University of Kentucky basketball game this way: Awesome National Anthem Uploaded on Feb 3, 2012 16-year-old Marlana VanHoose, who sang the National Anthem before the UK vs Ole Miss women’s game on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Johnson Central student, who is blind and […]
Continue readingI Am Scott Hamilton and I Am Second
I Am Second Website I recently discovered a unique Christian website iamsecond.com that has a series of monologue videos all filmed against a black background with a white leather chair for the interviewee. The whole modern, “avante-garde” style sets its approach apart from most Christian sites. I am Second means second to Jesus Christ. The website features a growing […]
Continue readingThis Dying Daddy-Daughter Wedding Dance Takes Place on a Hospital Bed
Intro I came across this video almost simultaneously on YouTube and on a really nice website called faithit.com which I have visited frequently since discovering it a few months ago. You should spend some time at this site as it covers a pretty wide spectrum of encouraging, faith building subjects. Here is an […]
Continue readingThe Drop Box – a Lifesaver!
What is the Drop Box? Pastor Lee Jong-rak, Seoul, S. Korea, is an amazing man who, together with his wife, has saved hundreds of babies from abandonment and probable death and he does it with a drop box. But the drop box is only the beginning of this amazing man’s story. See how much value […]
Continue readingI Am Second – Kathy Ireland – Supermodel and Much More
I Am Second Website I recently discovered a unique Christian website iamsecond.com that has a series of monologue videos all filmed against a black background with a white leather chair for the interviewee. The whole modern, “avante-garde” style sets its approach apart from most Christian sites. I am Second means second to Jesus […]
Continue readingErica Wilson, Starting Again – Win From Within by Gatorade
Gatorade has started (I think) a series of inspirational athletic video stories called Win From Within. So far, there are five stories/videos and I don’t know if there will be more. But since they are so good, I’ll keep an eye out for them. This video, Erica Wilson, Starting Again, is both tragic and […]
Continue readingMom Prays Son Back to Life – USA Today
John was 15 minutes under the icy water and at least 27 more minutes of CPR with no pulse when the doctors said it was time to stop. That’s when his Mom started to pray – loud! Two minutes later John’s heart started to beat! It isn’t nearly often enough that we get really […]
Continue readingI Like Organ Donors – Holly’s New Life – I Like Giving
Me? Do I need an organ donor? I’m just a high school kid! Imagine you’re Holly, a female high school athlete of the year in your school. Not a worry in the world. Then…you don’t feel right. You go for tests and find that your liver has suddenly completely failed. You have hours or maybe […]
Continue readingI Like Shoes – Soles for Jesus in Ethiopia
What’s So Important About Shoes? Maybe nothing much is really important about shoes- unless you don’t have ANY shoes. Then shoes become very important. The following article was submitted to the website http://ilikegiving.com/. This relatively new website belongs to an organization called I Like Giving whose mission/vision includes: I Like Giving is a non-profit created […]
Continue readingThe Canopy Bed – An Unexpected Answer to a Young Girl’s Prayers
This is one of over fifty short stories my wife, Lynn, has written in a book titled Precious Memories (click the cover). I have previously shared four of these stories in posts but its been quite a while. This story was a great blessing to Lynn and me as well as to our missionary […]
Continue readingTonight You Belong to Me (Cover) – Me and My 4 Year Old.
Tonight You Belong to Me by ??? Here is a preciously cute short “selfie” (well almost) YouTube video of a young father and four-year-old daughter. Dad is trying to get her to sing one of my high school jute box favorites Tonight You Belong to Me by … Can you guess who? I dare you […]
Continue readingAtheists Won’t Stop Carrie Underwood from Singing About Faith: “If You Don’t Like It, Change the Channel”!
I am thankful that Carrie Underwood is willing to stand up for what she believes in. We all should be proud of her. It is too common for a tiny minority of loud and often angry or even violent voices to deny good people like Carrie or you or me our right to have […]
Continue readingThis Man Handed out 520,000 Sandwiches on the Streets of Minneapolis Last Year
Here is a really neat documentary video about a retired Minnesota school teacher who decided to make a difference with the homeless people of Minneapolis by handing out sandwiches. It has 665,000 views. The YouTube video description reads: Published on Sep 28, 2014 Not even the bitter cold weather deters Allan Law from his mission […]
Continue readingDavid Attenborough: The Amazing Lyre Bird Sings Like a Chainsaw! – BBC Earth
Intro About a year ago I posted a Human Planet TV Series 3 minute trailer featuring some of David Attenborough’s work. Unfortunately, that video has been taken down. When you see even a little of what he has done over the years you’ll know why he is worth your time. All of his nature and […]
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