#Carolyn Arends

[brucedinsman]

Daily Service: By our Love

Daily Service – Do they know us by our love? John 13:34-35 (ESV) A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”   They’ll Know We Are Christians Carolyn Arends Album Seize The Day We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the LordWe are…

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#2024 #By our love #Carolyn Arends #DAILY SERVICE

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"Pick the day as you would a poppy." - Cicero "Well one thing I've noticed wherever I wander: Everyone's got a dream he can follow or squander. You can do what you will with the days you are given. I'm trying to spend mine on the business of living."

#Carolyn Arends #Happy New Year #Seize The Day #Carpe Diem #Dare To Dream #Every Day Is A New Beginning #New Years Day #Youtube

[musemash]

CELEBRATING THE 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS – intro by David D. Fowler, the Canuck Crank – playlist by Aeon 999, the Lone Antifa – updated & expanded Jan 18, 2023

Most everyone in this culture has heard The Twelve Days Of Christmas way too many times. It's played to death during this season, and ain't exactly my favourite Xmas ditty; but it does serve as a good reminder that this grandest of all holidays should properly be marked by more than one paltry day. So I have evolved a perfectly logical way to extend my personal revelries to a foolhardy extreme.

It's well known that Protestants and Catholics honour 12 days, from December 25 to January 5. Less well known is the fact that Eastern Orthodox believers mark the occasion from January 7 to 18. So some years ago, I had a brain wave: Why not combine the two traditions into one big blowout, lasting 25 days? Being a non-denominational believer has its advantages!

Accordingly, if y'all wanna prolong your celebrations in like manner, MFF is here to help with links to many highly entertaining resources, designed to enhance your own private 25 Days Of Christmas – by offering access to well over 250 carefully curated festive videos. They start in this post, and continue in the newly revised and updated editions of our best previous holiday posts.

You can watch complete editions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, HANDEL’S MESSIAH, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE POLAR EXPRESS, THE FOURTH WISE MAN,  THE SNOW QUEEN, BACH’S CHRISTMAS ORATORIO, THE NUTCRACKER BALLET, A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES, RUDOLPH THE REINDEER, and HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS.

We also feature a wide variety of comedy, ranging from MONTY PYTHON, STEPHEN COLBERT, LAUREL & HARDY, ROWAN ATKINSON, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, and BETTY BOOP, to PORKY PIG, STEVE MARTIN, the MUPPETS, the BEATLES, DAFFY DUCK, HOME ALONE, the PEANUTS GANG, JIMMY KIMMEL, and lots of cartoon SANTAS.

As for music, you can enjoy everything from ELVIS PRESLEY, BOB DYLAN, BARBRA STREISAND, JOHNNY CASH, BJORK, LOREENA McKENNITT, FRANK SINATRA, PRINCE, and ANNIE LENNOX, to LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, BILLIE HOLIDAY, CELINE DION, KATE BUSH, EMMYLOU HARRIS, DAVID BOWIE, DOLORES O'RIORDAN, JOAN BAEZ, CAROLYN ARENDS, and NAT KING COLE.

So we cordially invite y'all to enjoy MFF's YULETIDE CORNUCOPIA. The following items provide a good cross-section of the kind of stuff we like; and the links in the bottom section go to our earlier posts. We especially draw your attention to our 2020 epic, JOYFUL CHRIST MASS AMID A CATASTROPHIC YEAR. As Elvis was fond of saying: MURRY KRIMMUS to y'all, muh friends.

Naughty Or Nice 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3mFDXl4KQE O Holy Night 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3YBq0QWmbU Mary, Did You Know? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1DZA_TdBBI God Rest Ye Merry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b3WjMhtuNo All I Want for Xmas Is A Movie Mashup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crMryxgCg-s Philomena Cunk's Xmas Moments Of Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNA6b66bILk Dave Cooks The Turkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WSBcJ5LpOw The Hanukkah Song #4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFcbF4flCT4 Theme Time: Xmas Extravaganza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXN0A_htsWY Best Christmas Superhero Movies https://www.cbr.com/best-christmas-superhero-movies-batman-returns-iron-man-3/ Neil Gaiman's Christmas Carol https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/12/19/listen-neil-gaiman-reads-christmas-carol The Queen's Xmas Broadcast 1957 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRP-o6Q85s Beatles Xmas Messages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpztFevztnk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwW8KMy9Nn0 https://www.culturesonar.com/merry-christmas-from-the-beatles/ The King's First Speech 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW7PV8cfiiM 2,000 Miles https://vimeo.com/248782483 All Alone On Christmas 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfkdbGQE1xc Father Christmas & The Goblins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1kjPAiP_5M ------------------------------------------------------------------- Naughty Or Nice 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5McMPNr24g Bad Santa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQvaoRScND4 The Season's Upon Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk Father Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPCPqDINEk The 12 Pains Of Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB08UdIpHR8 Twisted Silver Bells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHAsw_aswlM A Very Shining Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVGnyOkQiY4 A Lehrer Christmas Carol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtZR3lJobjw The Night Santa Went Crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSs3FyeThM0 Violent Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53e4HHnx_s The War On Christmas 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjj4cxvLtSU Christmastime For The Jews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGzO1ghRKp4 A Very Goldblum Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwnMZdOBF64 Bob Dylan Sings Jingle Bells https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=1898663183799810 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icZwm6Aact8 Christmas Movie Supercut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDBwy_rJTI New Year's Day 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDr9B5sQi0g ------------------------------------------------------------------- Naughty Or Nice 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG8rYm_vuho Yes, Mary Fricken Well Knew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqLz8nGdOn4 The Only Xmas Carols That Are Any Good http://www.blairthornburgh.com/the-only-christmas-carols-that-are-any-good-a-definitive-and-absolute-list-fight-me/ Xmas Songs Banned In The Past https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/637970/banned-christmas-songs-past Ayn Rand's Rudolph The Reindeer https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ayn-rand-writes-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer Black Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISfeVysYBYE Liberace Christmas Medley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8HLMW5wU4M Linus & Lucy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gXEn1ehDg The Mouse Family Christmas https://terryscotttaylor.bandcamp.com/album/a-mouse-family-christmas-the-christmas-miracle Nazareth: A Hamilton Parody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wInPtkpjnZ8 Downey's River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxjQfFsQKuw Christmas Lullaby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqbOCmFQkKQ Orson Welles' Christmas Carol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gJ3jINcTR0 Best Christmas Movie Moments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBJWo_91noA Christmas Every Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpkAtfIkgic New Year's Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8QV5fa7xa4 A Year At The Movies In 30 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiROS9hHrRI https://oblations.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-year-at-movies-in-half-hour.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Naughty Or Nice 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_oebgwJioU Merry Christmas To The World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsx8Py3F0g8 A Nightingale Sang / Joy To The World https://www.facebook.com/perlabatallamusic/videos/1270196156882103 My First Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR7dFVolk58 Follow The Star: The Great Invitation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uglkRXWOZak Strange Wonders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_RLQ1LvT4c&list=OLAK5uy_mVZPB8ztABkZen-kwf6_wXuaMXi2wFZSo Magnificat: Mary's Prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Hrrw_FAyU The Chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tZ7cg4D_z8 Is Bethlehem Too Far Away? https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=830848780811630 The Heart Of NIght (Christ Is Born) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZzL7NlD0I The Holly And The Ivy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck5Xw9I1FdE Hope Awakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoaCRtrA8A8 All Alone On Christmas 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVcshPvTzQ Praise The Lord, My Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmhUPuiTpPg 12 Minutes Of Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55icTnuEFNQ O Holy Night 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sco6ndMNkY New Year's Day 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZa4IYT-oI Auld Lang Syne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fAG2yv-o5A

JOYFUL CHRIST MASS AMID A CATASTROPHIC YEAR https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/638702098005016576/image-gallery-1-gods-favorite-ornament-2-the GHOST OF TREASONS PAST https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/671325173472018432/xmas-2021-trilogy-part-1-ghost-of-treasons-past GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTS https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/671325487007776768/xmas-2021-trilogy-part-2-ghost-of-christmas GHOST OF SAVIOR FUTURE https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/671325758462083072/xmas-2021-trilogy-part-3-ghost-of-savior-future JESUS: THE TRUE MYTH VS ATHEIST FAN FICTION https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/154953263965/jesus-the-true-myth-vs-atheist-fan-fiction-by HAVE YOURSELF AN ORTHODOX LITTLE CHRISTMAS https://musemash.tumblr.com/post/672791046078578688/happy-new-year-friends-mff-offers-our-earnest

Credit: Image #4 JOSE Y MARIA by Everett Patterson

[kemswizz]

Carolyn Arends - Without Music

Carolyn Arends – Without Music

Download Without Music Mp3 by Carolyn Arends Ft. Amy Grant The eminent Canadian contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author, who is based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada performs a song with collaboration with Amy Grant titled “Without Music“. Get Audio Mp3, Stream, Share, and be blessed. DOWNLOAD HERE Lyrics: Without Music by Carolyn Arends & Amy Grant This was meant to be a…

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#Amy Grant #Carolyn Arends

[thebluejay1994]

TL;DR for Today’s ScreenPlay: LIVE Stream

O On this stream, we explored the PS5 (after nearly an hour of technical difficulties), as well as continued what seems to be the final level in the PlayStation launch title, "Total Eclipse Turbo"!

Above is the playlist of songs we listened to on today’s stream, featuring Carolyn Arends, Savage Garden (as requested by @zeonlykean), TLC, and Keith Urban!

After the stream…

...we hosted @HunnyPlumuwu, who was playing "Stream Raiders"! Continue the support by checking out their channel below!

https://twitch.tv/hunnyplum

Missed the stream? Keep reading!

You can now find January 17th's stream on the ScreenPlay: LIVE YouTube channel! First, we started the show with a tour of the PS5... at least when it finally let us...

...and after that, we continued the PlayStation launch title, "Total Eclipse Turbo", as we took on the Sun Dagger in what seems to be the final level. Catch ScreenPlay: LIVE again next Sunday, 11AM CST!

#TheBluejay #ScreenPlayLIVE #PL&G #PlayStation 5 #PlayStation #Total Eclipse Turbo #Carolyn Arends #Savage Garden #TLC #Keith Urban

[pepoluan]

(via https://open.spotify.com/track/2tLaqAayg0tOfk97eokaHj)

As I posted earlier, this is a song I really love, from since back in my university days.

(Play this on loop instead of the YouTube one; that way you’re sending some money to the artist.)

#Carolyn Arends #Seize the Day #Fave Music #CCM

[musicgoon]

Book Review: A Light Has Dawned

With every Christmas season, I get the sense that we lose so much to the passing of time. I love to see our best stories preserved and passed down. Published by Lexham Press, A Light Has Dawned presents the best of Christianity Today’s meditations on Advent and Christmas.

A Treasure Trove of Riches

After an introduction by Carolyn Arends, each article corresponds to one day, starting on November 27 and ending on January 6. They read like short chapters in a devotional book, and they feel like a proper anthology series all centered around the Christmas season.

The sheer variety of authors makes this book stand out. Tim Keller (December 24) and Elisabeth Elliot (December 25) get the Christmas dates, while Philip Yancey (December 31) and L. Nelson Bell (January 1) take the New Year. This book is a treasure trove of riches.

Timeless Themes

You would expect the authors to exhaust the cliches that come with Christmas think-pieces, but every article offers a fresh perspective and eye-opening insight. The truths are not trite. And while they were undoubtedly written at different times, their themes remain timeless.

There is a certain realism in this work. Joy is mixed with sorrow, despair is mingled with hope. The reality for many is that Christmas is sometimes a complicated season. This book captures the complex feelings of Christmas, but it never forgets that our God is good and faithful.

Wondrous Words

The authors featured are the best of the best. They are wondrous wordsmiths. No matter the disposition of their articles, they are a delight to read. This Christmas season, their words have softened my heart and opened my eyes to see the Word of God incarnate. I can see Christ more clearly. He is blazing, beautiful, and brilliant. A light has dawned, indeed.

I received a media copy of A Light Has Dawned and this is my honest review. Find more of my book reviews and follow Dive In, Dig Deep on Instagram - my account dedicated to Bibles and books to see the beauty of the Bible and the role of reading in the Christian life. To read all of my book reviews and to receive all of the free eBooks I find on the web, subscribe to my free newsletter.

#book review #review #book #christmas #advent

[xipholynx]

“Carolyn Arends - Seize The Day“

For encouragement to live life. :-)

#carolyn arends #Seize The Day #song

[lifelongmusiclover]

Carolyn Arends: Love Was Here First, 2009.

Tracks

1 - Be Still 2 - Standing in the Need of Prayer 3 - My Favourite Lie 4 - Something Out of Us 5 - I am a Soul 6 - Willing 7 - Roll It 8 - The Last Word 9 - According to Plan 10 - Nothing Can Separate 11 - Never Say Goodbye

#Carolyn Arends #Love Was Here First #Contemporary Christian

[globalworship]

The Wondrous Cross: Entering Lent Through Story and Song (Tues webinar)

In this special webinar, co-presented by Renovaré and Christianity Today, you are invited to join author and pastor Jay Y. Kim, recording artist Fernando Ortega, and Renovaré Director of Education Carolyn Arends as they each share a heartfelt reflection around a treasured song of the cross. Come ready to ponder “love so amazing, so divine” as we ready our hearts for the Lenten journey. We will also be joined by CT projects editor Kelli Trujillo, and each registrant will receive a free digital copy of CT's new Lenten and Eastertide devotional, entitled “The Wondrous Cross: Reflections on Christ’s Sacrifice Drawn from the Songs and Hymns of Easter.” This resource features thoughtful reflections from our webinar panelists and several other pastors, musicians, visual artists, theologians, and authors. Note: You will find the devotional download link inside your webinar registration confirmation email.

The webinar is free but you must register in advance: https://renovare.org/events/the-wondrous-cross

[brucedinsman]

Daily Service: Do they know us by our love?

Daily Service: Do they know us by our love?

They will know us by our Love Updated for Volume 17 John 13:34-35 (ESV) A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this, all people will know that you are my disciples if you have a love for one another.” Before you judge someone, ask Jesus how he sees you and them. He has the same love for you as he does for the…

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#Carolyn Arends #DAILY SERVICE #They will know we are Christians

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"One thing I've noticed wherever I wander: Everyone's got a dream they can follow or squander. You can do what you will with the days you are given. I'm tryin' to spend mine on the business of living."

#Carolyn Arends #Seize The Day #Carpe Diem

[musemash]

HAPPY BOITDY, TEDDY GEISEL!

As all the Whumble Whos of Whoville celebrate the birth of pop culture phenomenon DR. SEUSS, we honor this auspicious occasion in the silliest way possible – with several animated gems featuring HIS BOBNESS, all taken from the legendary DYLAN HEARS A WHO album. Embedded above, you can view OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK; THE CAT IN THE HAT; THE ZAX; and two distinctly different versions of GREEN EGGS & HAM.

In the links below, you will find animated editions of THE SNEETCHES; THE LORAX; THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK; and the iconic BORIS KARLOFF edition of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. There's also a colorized PRIVATE SNAFU cartoon from WW2; excerpts from the surreal 1953 musical, THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T;  a Seuss-based TV series produced by the JIM HENSON COMPANY; and a bonus track from the Dylan album. The fun begins with a Seuss tribute by CAROLYN ARENDS.

Do What You Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9SD2h_7Tr4 The Lorax 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkO29Z1hvhY The Sneetches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLPe7XjdKc Snafu Censored https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNuFfgbG7yI The Butter Battle Book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYQtyMcsf9c The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qoth8 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qy63z The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CP5_8PKuIs https://archive.org/details/5000_fingers_of_dr_t https://vimeo.com/129109709 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcYTilauRLo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF7ueXySGSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSx1FnXumC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqy4xcXgtxM https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7xljpi https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55xgy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uVhisPlyV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGMGGvWUb1Q Too Many Daves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHIWNwVKWbw The Lorax 1972 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V06ZOQuo0k How The Grinch Stole Christmas https://archive.org/details/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas1966

Updated March 9, 2021

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Adel teens arrested for allegedly harboring runaway

Adel teens arrested for allegedly harboring runaway

Two Adel teenagers were arrested Thursday on a Dallas County warrant in connection with an incident in which they misled police as to the whereabouts of another teenager. Micah Taylor Arends, 19, of 1404 Greene St., Adel, was charged with harboring a runaway against wishes of parent. Victoria Carolyn Gammaitoni, 18, of 1404 Greene St., Adel, was charged with harboring a runaway against wishes of…

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[thebluejay1994]

~Song of the Week~

Well one thing I've noticed wherever I wander Everyone's got a dream he can follow or squander You can do what you will with the days you are given I'm trying to spend mine on the business of living...

This week’s song of the week is a song of great encouragement. The song urges you to not let the naysayers hold you back from what you’re passionate about. Live your best life. Dress how you want to dress. Create what you want to create. Dream what you want to dream. In Christian circles, our elders would tell us that we had to live by very strict rules of what you could and couldn’t do for a living. Video games are nothing but a distraction. Your art is a waste of time. Be this instead. Be that instead. No, God gave us the gift to create. Each person has their own passion. Why give us passions if we can’t even pursue them? Carolyn’s song reminds us that God gave us our passions for a reason. Let’s pursue them. The world needs what you have to offer. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13~ 💙

#SongsOfTheWeek2021 #Carolyn Arends

[pepoluan]

Carolyn Arends - Seize the Day

Ooooh, this is my favorite song from back when I was a student in university.

#Carolyn Arends #Seize the Day #Fave Music #CCM