If I Were the Devil by Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey – Radio Commentator, Prophet or Both? I have tried to steer away from politics and “the news” much of which is either discouraging or polarizing or both. I want to see what’s good in people, places and things…but I don’t want to see the world only through “rose-colored glasses”. Do you remember the […]

Miracle of a Brother’s Song – You Are My Sunshine

This is a heartwarming story of baby Marlee (pictured above as a teen) and her 3-year-old brother’s song to her when it appeared she might not survive. The truth of the story has been questioned. The website truthorfiction.com has researched the story’s authenticity and concluded it is true. Several slightly different versions have appeared on […]

The Magnificent Louvre Paris, France

“Filled with over 30,000 works of art, the Louvre is a treasure trove of Western civilization. This vast former royal palace is famous as the home to Mona (Lisa) and Venus (de Milo) but that’s just the appetizer course.

Bordeaux Cathedral, France – Take a Narrated HD Video Tour

Bordeaux Cathedral in Bordeaux, France. I have continued my search for high quality, narrated video tours of important landmarks around the world, especially Castles and Cathedrals. Here is another gem – Bordeaux Cathedral. According to Wikipedia: Bordeaux (French pronunciation: [bɔʁdo] (listen); Gascon Occitan: Bordèu [buɾˈðɛw]) is a port city on the Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France. The municipality (commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population […]

Natasha Crain – Christian Mom Thoughts Blog – Must Follow for Christian Parents

I have read several of her blog posts (which draw liberally from her book chapters) and I found them to be solid in theology and practicality for family life in today’s complex and sometimes hostile-to-Christians culture. I highly recommend checking out her blog at: http://christianmomthoughts.com/christian-parenting-blog/ Here is an excerpt from her latest post.  What Does […]

#2 Christian Song of All Time – I Can Only Imagine – The Story Behind the Song

I Can Only Imagine – The Song According to several web lists, I Can Only Imagine is second only to Amazing Grace in popularity as a contemporary Christian Song (as contrasted to Classical/Traditional Hymns). It is also the #1 selling single. per SongFacts.com “MercyMe is a contemporary Christian group, and this song was written by […]

Big Birds Video of VERY Big Birds

Very Big Birds of the World Top Ten Big Birds Living in the World is a fun and fascinating video. I probably would have guessed only 3 or 4 of them. See how many you can guess before you start the video. My grown children call me a compulsive birdwatcher but I’m no such thing! […]

Spiritual Practices Common to Kids Who Flourish As Adults

How Much Can a Consistent Pattern of Spiritual Practices Help Our Children? As Christian parents, we naturally want to follow a set of family spiritual practices to raise our children to flourish spiritually as they grow and reach the stage of independently making their own choices. We make our choices of how to “train up” […]

Remember The Five Simple Rules to Be Happy

A Serious Attitude Test For the Five Simple Rules Having had to arrange for nursing home accommodations for elderly in-laws on separate occasions, and understanding the range of emotions involved for them (and the rest of the family), I hope you find this story about five simple rules as inspirational as I do. A Facebook […]

17 Famous Celebrities Who Love Jesus Christ!

Intro Can you name 17 famous celebrities who love Jesus Christ and who don’t shirk from saying so? I couldn’t. But I wanted to be able to do it. I wanted to be able to name dozens or hundreds of famous people who are solid Christians. Why, you ask? It is because I believe there […]

The (Inspiring) Story Of Pvt. Charlie Coulson (and his Jewish Doctor during the Civil War)

 The (Inspiring) Story Of Pvt. Charlie Coulson I was a surgeon in the United States Army during the Civil War. After the battle of Gettysburg, there were hundreds of wounded soldiers in my hospital. Many were wounded so severely that a leg or an arm, or sometimes both, needed to be amputated. One of these […]

Mr. Wright – an Amazing “Weird” Teacher and a More Amazing Father

  Some heroes have capes and others have weapons but Jeffrey Wright has a classroom, a creative mind and a huge heart. Louisville, Kentucky High school physics teacher Jeffrey Wright was profiled by Tara Parker-Pope in the New York Times on December 24, 2012. The article featured an award winning video titled Wright’s Law produced […]

Facebook Admits to Blocking Pro-Life Ads – Should This be Allowed?

Electronic Censorship I have been reading and hearing a lot about censorship by big tech companies like Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter and media companies using their market power to influence public opinion in obviously biased directions in the name of presenting “news”. Have you? Depending on who you listen to, there may or may not […]

What Would the World be Like Without Moms?

Intro Here is a cute Mothers Day season video by the Jubilee Project asking a series of people the question “What Would the World be Like Without Moms?” While the answers have a wide ranging scope of particulars, there is a broad consensus. The world would be a disaster without Moms! The Jubilee Project​ ​ […]

Two Abortion Survivors Tell Their Stories on Focus on the Family

Watch and Listen as Two Women Describe their Experiences as Abortion Survivors On April 9, 2019 the Focus on the Family daily half hour radio and YouTube broadcast featured a discussion with Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family and Melissa Ohden and Claire Culwell, both survivors of attempted abortions. Melissa and Claire are […]

God Whispers – A Quiet Lesson For All Of Us

When God Whispers to You, What Does He Say and How Does he Say It?? This God Whispers video came to me as an email attachment several months ago and I bookmarked it along with other potential blog post material. I rediscovered it recently and thought it would be a good video for an Easter season […]

Before I Formed You in the Womb – By Christian Artist Ron DiCianni

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jer 1:5 NIV Christian artist, Ron DiCianni says this is the story of his life. Ron’s mother was in her doctor’s office for an abortion and at the […]

Why Today’s Generation of High Schoolers Need a Gap Year

What Can God Do With 57 Cents?

Courtesy of inspire21.com   A True and Inspiring Story by Author unknown   A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it “was too crowded.” “I can’t go to Sunday School, “she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the […]

Celebrities Talk About God

Are There Really Celebrities Who Talk About God (publicly)? I came across this  Celebrities Talk About God YouTube video with 1.75 mil views some time ago and just now it popped up on my list of Post drafts. It proves that lots of celebrities are willing to acknowledge their spirituality in front of a questioner’s […]

Be Careful! You Never Know When You Influence The Life of a Child

  Be Careful! You never know when you are influencing a (your) child for the rest of their life – for better or for worse.   Courtesy of Inspire21.com Author Unknown “When you thought I wasn’t looking… I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. […]

Is Modern Life Getting Too Easy?

Can too Much “Ease” be Hazardous to Your Health and Your Witness? I came across an interesting article in Christianity Today Women Section titled Move Over, Sex and Drugs. Ease Is the New Vice. Focus on the last sentence – Ease is the new Vice. That’s what caught my eye. The author, Jen Michel Pollock, […]

How I Met Jesus Christ While Looking for the Yankees on TV – Dick Stannard

I Had No Idea I Was About to Meet Jesus! As a new husband and father I was pretty content with my life on this warm September evening in 1963. I had graduated from college and had a job in my field. I had my high school sweetheart and the only girl I had ever […]

New Focus – New Name – New Look

Introducing Christian Living in a Secular World New Focus – New Name – New Look Starting today, the name of this website is – Christian Living in a Secular World. The web address remains dickstannard.com Why? What’s Going On? I analyzed traffic to My World As I See It over the past 5 years and […]