Lee William Marten, 64, a co-caretaker of The Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways on Route 66 near Raymond, Ill., died at his home Saturday after a bout with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, according to an obituary in the The Journal-News in Hillsboro, Ill. Lee and his younger brother … Continue reading Our Lady of the Highways caretaker dies
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Harvey Girls documentary to debut in Kansas City
A new documentary, "The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound," will debut at 6:30 p.m. June 21 at the National Archives in Kansas City, Mo. The film, directed by Katrina Parks and produced by Katrina and Michael Parks and Thaddeus Homan, will be part of the "Fred Harvey: The Man, the Brand, and the American West" exhibition that runs … Continue reading Harvey Girls documentary to debut in Kansas City
Key figure in Our Lady of the Highways Shrine dies
Loretta (Marten) Ludek, 74, who was instrumental in founding the Our Lady of the Highways Shrine along old Route 66 near Raymond, Ill., died Tuesday at her home in Anderson, Ind., according to an obituary by Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Home. The Our Lady site explains Loretta's role in getting the statue there: In June of 1958, … Continue reading Key figure in Our Lady of the Highways Shrine dies
Church expansion takes on a Route 66 theme
The Wildwood Community Church in Norman, Okla., recently built an addition that includes a Route 66 theme, according to an article in the Norman Transcript. According to the newspaper: The general idea of the expansion centers around a Route 66 theme. All of the art is original and much of the general decor are things … Continue reading Church expansion takes on a Route 66 theme
Bloopers from “Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible”
The final chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible" was posted last weekend. However, its creators have sent out this reel of bloopers: https://youtu.be/AMWlYCkNaTY
The final chapter
Here is the 66th and last entry of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." It delves into the Book of Revelation. As you might expect for a final chapter, the video gets a little elaborate: https://youtu.be/9RRRyc07Hkw Revelation is the Bible's most-misunderstood and misused book. I'm glad they came up with a simple way to … Continue reading The final chapter
Don’t make it bad
This latest edition of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible" takes the long and winding road with the Gospel of Jude. You probably now know where this is going ... https://youtu.be/YHAhWXVAelI
Mixing the metaphors
One of the fellers from the "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible" needs to keep his cliches straight. https://youtu.be/eugIgMu3KUc This entry covers the third book of John.
Almost need a scorecard
Here's the latest video entry from "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This one focuses on the second book of John. https://youtu.be/Puk5G7W5vEk
Bible journey is back on the road
After a summer hiatus, the "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible" is back this week, with an entry from the first book of John. https://youtu.be/LSxMLqDKlKs It shows once again why folks nowadays don't pick up hitchhikers.