Five Lessons About How To Treat People – A Quiz I Failed
Five Lessons About How To Treat People – A Quiz I Failed Courtesy of Inspire21.com — Author Unknown 1. First Important Lesson – “Know The Cleaning Lady” During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz with a lesson in how to treat people. I was a conscientious student and […]
Continue readingIt Is Well With My Soul – The Inspiring Story Behind This Revered Hymn
It is Well With My Soul – How I First Heard the History I don’t know about you, but I grew up attending church with my parents and singing many different hymns out of a hymnal to the point that I can now (over a half-century later) still sing them almost perfectly word for word. […]
Continue readingIf I Had My Life To Live Over – Erma Bombeck
Already known for her wit, Erma Bombeck’s career as a humorist really began to take off in the mid-1960s. Entitled “At Wit”, her humor column developed quite a following and gave voice to suburban housewives. In addition to her column, she wrote for magazines such as Good Housekeeping. She also authored several popular books. Beginning […]
Continue readingHD Video Tour Budapest, Hungary – Castle Hill with Rick Steves
Tour Budapest in HD Here is an HD video tour of Budapest, Hungary Castle Hill, and Chain Bridge with Rick Steves, well-known tour guide and tour guide book author. Rick takes us on an informative and professionally videoed tour of this twin city location (Buda on one side of the Danube and Pest on the […]
Continue readingMartha Raye an American Heroine and Medal of Freedom Winner
Intro Some of you out there are too young to have heard of Martha Raye and that’s too bad. Martha had a lot to offer. She entertained on TV and in the movies as a “clean” comedienne with an oversized mouth – literally. But more important than entertaining you and me, she entertained combat […]
Continue readingThe Sparrow – a Love Story About Fathers and Sons
What Does a Sparrow Have to do With Fathers and Sons? Well, it’s kind of like the song – The Cat’s in the Cradle. I like the Johnny Cash version where Johnny made a point in a way that many people were willing to “hear”. It was an audio lesson on how the negative role […]
Continue readingMother – a Tribute
Courtesy of Inspire21.com Your mother dreamed of you from the time she was a little girl cradling a baby doll in her arms. She always saw you playing around the little cottage in her childhood dreams. She carried you in her body and you made her sick every morning for weeks and weeks. She bore you […]
Continue readingPrecious Lord by Thomas A. Dorsey – Birth of a Song
Back in 1932, I was 32 years old and a fairly new husband. My wife, Nettie and I were living in a little apartment on Chicago’s Southside. One hot August afternoon I had to go to St. Louis, where I was to be the featured soloist at a large revival meeting. I didn’t want to go.
Continue readingThe 40 Different Kinds of Fruit Tree
How I Found the 40 Different Kinds of Fruit Tree I was amazed to discover this TED Talk video about a tree that bears 40 different kinds of fruit. I also found some further detailed information on the work of Sam Van Aken, the man who created this grafted wonder tree. Sam is an artist […]
Continue readingHow Much is a Miracle? – “My brother’s really, really sick… and I want to buy a miracle.”
Author Unknown Tess was a precocious eight year old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn’t have the money for the […]
Continue readingEaster Celebration in Triumphant Song
I wanted to have an Easter Sunday post that reflects some of the flavor of the church services that I have attended on Easter Sunday over the years. Unfortunately, there isn’t any quality video available that gives the sounds and the “feel” of the services I remember.
Continue readingHallelujah, Easter Version by Kelley Mooney
Hallelujah, Easter Version by Kelley Mooney – How Did It Come About? This is an updated version of an earlier post. In the meantime, the video went viral on GodVine.com and recorded over 5 million YouTube views. The first time I heard the song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen was when K D Lang sang it […]
Continue readingI Like Adoption.
Look what I found – a post called I like Adoption. I discovered it on a great website called I Like Giving. The site’s About page includes the following statement. We long for something else. I Like Giving is a non-profit created to inspire a generous world. The website http://ilikegiving.com/ serves as a platform for […]
Continue readingJohn Wooden – Legendary UCLA Coach and Teacher – and Much More
This is a repost of a timeless story about the legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.It’s appropriate to recall this great man as the college basketball season is near its conclusion and March Madness is in full swing.John Wooden was way more than a coach as you will see. With the college basketball March […]
Continue readingBest Day of My Life
What does it take to make the Best Day of My Life? By Lance Wubbels (co-author of the book, “To A Child Love is Spelled T-I-M-E,” with Mac Anderson, Founder, Simple Truths) Searching for the Best Day In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his great frame […]
Continue readingFred Rogers – An American Hero – Part 2
Some time ago I posted about Fred Rogers receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Emmy Awards Ceremonies. The post was well received and continues to be found in my archive by visitors who like to poke around the site and those who Google “Mr Rogers” and find the post that way. The link […]
Continue readingMr. Rogers – An American Hero
Fred Rogers, better known to millions of children as Mr. Rogers, is a true American hero. If you don’t believe me, ask your children and grandchildren! They know! The occasion of this post is the 1997 Emmy Award Ceremony. Mr. Rogers was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. It was a happy change of pace […]
Continue readingGeorge Younce – Southern Gospel Music Giant – Heroes of the Faith Series
George Younce is a hero of Southern Gospel music and one of my very most favorite Christian singers. George is way more than a Christian musician or Gospel singer. And he is way more than I know or am able to describe from personal experience. But he is a man and a life worth […]
Continue reading“I didn’t like my father.” Gift – a video short story.
This video poignantly tells the story of a boy who disrespected his father for being unsuccessful in life and who grew up wanting to be all he didn’t see in his father. Sadly, he didn’t know all of who his father was and what his father found as the meaning of success until his father […]
Continue readingThe Book With No Pictures – NY Times Best Seller by B. J. Novak
The Book With No Pictures Watch this creative and wildly appreciated by the children book reading of The Book with No Pictures by B. J Novak. It has over 3.6 million YouTube views. I was fascinated to find this but even more fascinated to do a little research on B. J. Novak The book is […]
Continue readingRon DiCianni: Painting the Resurrection
This is a marvelous 4+ minute video of a CBN.com/tv interview with world-renown artist Ron DiCianni who was commissioned by the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, Texas to paint the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the video, Ron explains how he came to understand the resurrection of Jesus Christ and says that God gave […]
Continue readingLove and Mrs. Leonard – The Power of Seven Words.
What Did Mrs. Leonard Say? I’m not quite sure of the source of this story so I can’t vouch for its authenticity. Even so, it is a story worth your time and it may be even more than that to some people. The photo is not the girl in the story. It’s just an illustration […]
Continue readingMama’s Bible – a Clean Joke
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. One evening, they chatted after having dinner together. They discussed the 95th birthday gifts they were able to give their elderly mother, who had moved to Florida.
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