It 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 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 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 readingA Catchy Response to the “War on Christmas” – What is Yours?
Here is a catchy response to “The War on Christmas’ that many people feel is occurring. Take note of the choir’s initials! There must be a lot of interest in this topic because the video has over 7 million views. Your Reactions to the War on Christmas, Please I’d really like your feedback […]
Continue readingAmira Willighagen (9 years old) Singer Wins Holland’s Got Talent – UPDATED POST
Wait ’til you hear this! Amira Willighagen, age nine, has never had a voice lesson! She learned all she knows about singing from watching performers on YouTube and learning from them.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingRick Steves’ European Christmas Series of 10 Videos for December
This is the introductory repost in a series of Rick Steves’ European Christmas traditions I first posted in 2013. I’ll post from now until Christmas. These posts have been well received each year and I hope they will be a blessing this year as well. Rick Steves is a popular travel guide, especially […]
Continue readingTravel Alberta (remember to breathe) – Part 2 of Summer Vacation Series
Travel Alberta (remember to breathe) is back for an encore just in time for your last minute vacation planning. One of my most popular posts and for good reason. Enjoy this masterpiece of video composition and filming! I first found an Alberta, Canada travel video in August 2014 and I wrote a blog post about […]
Continue readingAmazing TED Talk – Two Thousand Voice Virtual Choir
What is a Virtual Choir? All I need to say is that if you have the slightest interest in choir music you MUST watch this nearly 15 minute TED Talk presentation by composer/conductor Eric Whitacre that explains and then performs wonderful choir music by combining prerecorded individual parts from all over the world – a […]
Continue readingAlone Yet Not Alone – Joni Eareckson Tada – Faith Stories You Won’t Forget
Alone But Not Alone is a low-budget movie with Christian themes. A song of the same name sung by an unknown singer and unlikely choice for a movie sound track was nominated for an Academy Award in January of this year.
Continue readingCastle-Studded Rhine River Rick Steves Video Tour
Cruising the Rhine in Style This post describes a Rhine River cruise and the several castles along the route, as well as other attractions for the tourist’s enjoyment. Over the past year I have posted several tours of specific castles many narrated by Rick Steves, known worldwide as the a tour guide book author and […]
Continue readingIf Only For a Second – Cancer Patients Get a Makeover
What Difference is a Makeover to a Cancer Patient? See what happened when twenty patients were given makeovers, told to keep their eyes closed and then photographed. I found this on Facebook on a Page called People Who Inspire Humanity. It has over 18 million YouTube views. You can ( maybe should) “Like” their Page […]
Continue readingCeltic Woman – an Amazing Musical Group Performs Amazing Grace
Have you heard of Celtic Woman? Celtic Woman is a group of Irish singers and a mini orchestra that accompanies them. The group also features an Irish fiddler, who for several years was Máiréad Nesbitt. Máiréad amazed audiences with her skill on the violin and her spirited gyrations on and around the stage while she […]
Continue readingGreat Cathedrals of the World Notre – Dame Basilica of Montreal, Canada
Big enough to hold 4,000 worshipers and breathtaking in the richness of its interior furnishings, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal is a magnificent Neo-Gothic church.
Continue readingMary, Did You Know? – Pentatonix
More and more people are hearing about the Acapella singing group, Pentatonix. If you haven’t heard of them, turn on a radio during the Christmas season and you will! They have a varied repertoire but right now its all about their Christmas album and the feature song, Mary Did You Know? If you’re interested in […]
Continue readingYes, sir. I Want You to Be My Daddy!
This is a YouTube video that has over 15 million views in the several versions that exist. It depicts a TV show segment called Boot Camp in which troubled young boys are confronted with a noisy in-your-face BIG military drill sergeant who attempts to scare them into respect and discipline. I’m not sure if […]
Continue readingJamin’s Downtown Disney Flashmob Proposal
I was checking out a variety of travel video sites on YouTube and came across Jamin’s Downtown Disney Flashmob Proposal video which has nearly 14 million views. As far as I can tell, except for a 30 second commercial video, this is the most popular YouTube video of any of the Disney Park/property videos (if […]
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