Easter 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.

Hallelujah, 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 […]

Hello, My Name is Edith Burns. Do You Believe in Easter?

With a heavy heart he said, “Your lab report came back and it says you have cancer, and Edith, you’re not going to live very long.”

Edith said, “Why Will Phillips, shame on you. Why are you so sad? Do you think God makes mistakes?

The Rich Family of Eddie Ogan In Church Part 1 of 3 Parts

This is a repost of one of my favorite stories that appeared on the blog in April 2014. Read it and it will become one of your favorites, too! It is in three parts. Links to all three parts are at the end of this post.  (This story has appeared several times and places on […]

Teen Sings “I Don’t Want the (church) Service to End!” Wow!

  COMMUNITY is a church that began as the dream of five friends from college who wanted to create a place that would help people find their way back to God. Services were first held in the Naperville Central High School cafeteria, and 8 years later COMMUNITY launched its first additional location in Romeoville, IL. […]

Jeremy’s Empty Easter Egg

Suddenly Jeremy spoke up. “Miss Miller, aren’t you going to talk about my egg?”
Flustered, Doris replied, “But Jeremy — your egg is empty!”

Jesus Was Crucified, Buried and Resurrected – But Where?

It was an unbelievably moving experience to stand in the space at each of these locations and contemplate what it must have been like as the events of the Crucifixion, burial and Resurrection unfolded.

Heaven Is for Real

The book Heaven is for Real has sold several million copies and has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for about 90 weeks.

It is the story of a Nebraska pastor’s son who had a near death experience. Colton, age 4, recovered and some time afterward began to describe, without prompting, his experiences in heaven. He described circumstances and people of which he had no earthly knowledge.