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 […]

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.

Nick Vujicic, No Arms No Legs But What a Life

Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or feet. Picture your life without the ability to walk, care for your basic needs, or even embrace those you love. Meet Nicholas Vujicic (pronounced VOO-yee-cheech). Without any medical explanation or warning, Nick was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without arms and legs.

Nick Magnotti Dying of Cancer – Extraordinary Video to His Daughter (and us)

Nick Magnotti is a 27 year old new father who has been battling cancer for over 2 years. The cancer originated in his appendix and spread throughout his abdominal cavity, despite many efforts to curb the cancer’s aggressive nature. Through all the treatments, multiple surgeries, intense heated intra-peritoneal chemotherapy treatments, seventeen rounds of systemic chemo […]

Just As I Am – Billy Graham

Introduction to  Just As I Am and Billy Graham Billy Graham is the reason I am a Christian today. I’ve written two posts over the past year about Billy Graham and how his life and ministry has intersected with mine. Now I’d like to add another feature or factor in the story. The hymn Just […]

The Room – a Redemption Dream/Story by Josh Harris

   The most recent and widespread story about the authorship of “The Room” is also the most tragic. It claims that a young man named Brian Moore wrote “The Room” in 1997, a short time before he died in a car accident. For a while, I’d get a least one email a week asking about […]

Israel’s Military Cemetery, Gethsemane and the Western Wall

Our second day in Israel in Jerusalem was a very moving, emotional one.   Military Cemetery   Our first stop for the day was at the Military Cemetery. Because of the extremely rocky nature of the terrain graves are elevated above ground level. I was struck at the inscription on one grave indicating that the […]

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.

Eight Year-old’s Homework Assignment: Explain God

a true story courtesy of Inspire21.com   When given a third-grade homework assignment (most likely not in a public school – Dick S) to “EXPLAIN GOD,” this is what 8-year-old, Danny Dutton, of Chula Vista, CA, had to say.   By Danny Dutton One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to […]