ELCA Malaria Campaign

You can download this 5 minute video to show your congregation, council, women's meeting, whatever from the ELCA.  There's also a 2 minute version if you have an even shorter attention span than me.

What I'm wasting my Time on These days

Free TV Show from Ustream

This is a web came on an Eagles Nest in Decorah, IA, about 10 miles from me.  One has hatched already.  The nest is 6 feet across and weighs a ton and a half.  Check out the rabbit they caught for their first meal.  Very cool.

I'm gong to post something substantial pretty soon.

Children Learn what they see

Saw this over at Beliefnet:  Video of baby worshipping - inspiring or a little creepy? -

(I gotta vote "creepy")

Now I don't quite know why this creeps me out as much as it does - but this is an example of how children learn to worship.  I guess they don't have a video of a darling little cherub learning the Kyrie...but this is why children need to be in the pew not in the nursery or in "children's church"

Elvis Presley does Santa Lucia

And just because I'm skating to Elvis Presley's "Snowy Christmas Night" in a solo and "Blue Blue Christmas" in our adult group number in tonight's Holiday Gala (little quote from me in this article:
Ames Figure Skating Club's Holiday Gala

Rachmaninoff in Honour of Mary

"Virgin Birthgiver of God, rejoice! Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee! Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Saviour of our souls!"

Take My Bishop Please

I Know I'm Enjoying this Video WAY too much

Found this posted over at Liturgy Under "How to Welcome People to church - Not!" and I have to confess, sometimes I feel like saying some of things this "Bad Vicar" says...I cannot stop watching it and I am still laughing every time I watch it...