One Voice Children’s Choir

Are you tired of all the negative news?

Wouldn’t it be nice to hear something life-affirming, joyful, and uplifting for a change?

I saw this video recently on social media and could hardly wait to share it with you.

It’s just over 4 ½ minutes long.

MercyMe lead vocalist and songwriter, Bart Millard, originally wrote this heavenly song and it will always be one of my favorites.

Surely you know by now I’m talking about the timeless, “I Can Only Imagine.”

This version of it from the award-winning One Voice Children’s Choir has quickly won my heart.

If you’ve ever tuned into the TV show, “America’s Got Talent” then you’ll probably recognize them. They were quarter-finalists!

I hope you enjoy.

One Voice

Under the direction of Masa Fukuda, over 500 children have been a part of the One Voice Choir since it began back in 2002 at the Winter Olympics.

I love their Vision Statement:

Through music, we inspire, enrich, uplift, and serve our global community, while building youth as One Voice. – *One Voice Children’s Choir.

I’m encouraged to see so many children exposed to positive messages. Thankfully, there’s no “Rise up!” and “Resist” charges here.

Let kids be kids!

Today’s youth are exposed to way more adult content and violent messages than they ever should be.

Let’s hope and pray value-based programs and activities will always be offered and that there are positive choices for our younger generation.

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* Vision Statement, courtesy of One Voice Children’s Choir. [About page]. Retrieved from http://onevoicechildrenschoir.com/about-us/. n.d., para. 4.

Let’s Go To The Movies!

I Can Only Imagine movie

Guess which movie opens this weekend?

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to see “I Can Only Imagine”!

Do you have plans to go yet?

The movie is named after, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful Christian songs of all time.

Bart Millard, leader of the Dove Award-winning Christian band, MercyMe, wrote the timeless lyrics which have captured the hearts of people everywhere. The first time I heard the song several years ago, I cried. In fact, it can still bring some tears.

I can’t get over how beautiful the words to the song are. I think of my loved ones who have passed, and the blessed hope that they are now in the arms of Jesus.

A reunion in Heaven, some day in the future, is something I look forward to!

Don’t worry, I will post a link to the song further down 🙂

What’s the Movie About?

First and foremost, it’s a true story.

Bart wrote the song, that has now become a movie, as a tribute to his father who came to Christ later in life.

Their relationship was, in the beginning, tumultuous. As a child, Bart suffered from both emotional and physical abuse. I know those particular scenes may be hard to watch on the big screen.

But, to know that his father’s developing faith in Jesus Christ changed everything in their relationship is a shining testament to the power of the Gospel.

I Can Only Imagine