IntroMelanie Pritchard was clinically dead when she delivered her daughter by emergency C Section – no heartbeat and no breathing on her own.Her husband, Doug, was told that she was unlikely to survive and that family members should be gathered to say farewell to the unconscious new mom on life support.Melanie did survive as you […]
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IntroSarah Churman, age 29, was born deaf due to a rare genetic defect that prevented tiny hairs to grow in her ear canal that transmit sound impulses to the brain. Now 29 years later and a mother of two small children, Sarah has been able to receive a new technology implant in one ear that […]
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Amazing Grace #1 All Time From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Amazing Grace” is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725–1807), published in 1779. With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the […]
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I have revisited an earlier post to make the story and media compatible with my new WordPress theme. The post has been one of my most popular. I hope you enjoy this “new and improved” version. IntroThis is an amazing story. It chronicles the devastating injury to a young wife and mother, Stephanie Nielson, who […]
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His father tells how the doctors advised he and his wife to institutionalize Cayden as he would be severely limited and would be a great burden on their family.
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IntroI’ve been fascinated by the City of Prague for the past few years and I don’t really know what got it started.It’s a beautiful city and it has a rich history.I recently happened to see a picture of the city in the springtime and it motivated me to look again into this city and see […]
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IntroBubblevision is a YouTube channel full of nearly a hundred underwater video clips, most of which were filmed by a team led by Nick Hope.If you like underwater video of strange and beautiful sea creatures you’ve got to subscribe to the YouTube Bubble Vision channel.I do.The man behind Bubble vision is Nick Hope. Nick is […]
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My wife, Lynn, taught Sunday School together with my best friend, Norm, many years ago. Fast forward a few decades and Lynn wrote a book of short stories called Precious Memories and included a story titled Two Sunday School Students. I have been posting a few of these stories and I asked Lynn what she would like […]
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After a long and difficult struggle with a recurrence of cancer diagnosed as terminal last Fall, Joey Feek passed into Eternity peacefully Friday afternoon in the presence of several family members. The final chapter in this poignant story is told best in the blog post of her devoted husband, Rory. Rory has been keeping a regular schedule […]
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Who is Fanny Crosby? I noticed several years ago that many of the “old hymns of the faith” were written by Fanny Crosby. I was curious about who this person was who had apparently written over a dozen hymns (actually over 8000!). When I found out the whole story I was astounded. You […]
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The Girl in the Window and the Concerned Neighbor Danielle’s life was very likely saved when a neighbor of the reclusive female adult occupant of the decrepit house thought she had seen the face of a young girl in the window, after never seeing a child in the house for nearly 7 years. […]
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“God does not exist” says the barber in this short video. He then gives his reasons for saying so, to the dismay of the man who’s hair he just cut, apparently a good friend. Join over 10 million people who have looked to see what happened next. I know that the anguish […]
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This is my Valentine post this year. I can’t think of any better way to show how a fulfilling life together can get started, move through the major events of a wonderful love relationship and finally come to a close. Its not giddy or trite cartoon. Its a creative way to look at a […]
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My wife, Lynn and I had the good fortune to visit Windsor Castle in the mid 1980s on a fast-paced visit to the London area following a business trip to Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Intro How did I find out about Chuck Colson’s life story? I have read 6 of Chuck Colson’s best selling books, starting with his life story (up to that point) Born Again. It is a powerful story of politics, deception and lying, arrest, trial and prison…and powerful, irrevocable and transformational life change conversion […]
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Indeed, why do we wear our wedding rings on our fourth finger? Here is a cute 45 second video illustrating some symbolic family meanings in a “finger weave”. I can’t vouch for the source or the “truth” of the symbolism, but I can vouch for the mechanics of it. Watch and you’ll see what […]
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Intro Meet Jaide Bucher. Here is a great story about overcoming a serious physical challenge to excel in competition with others with no limitations. I have posted stories from the Gatorade Channel a few times in the past but I didn’t see any new material for a while so I looked elsewhere for […]
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