"Carol of the Bells" Shepherd Boomwhacker Style

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @themedia1271
    @themedia1271 2 года назад +148

    Just imagine being a Shepard during the biblical times just taking care of sheep and waiting around for Jesus when a UPS guy comes up like "Hey I got a package for.....Bartholomewl?"

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +10

      Ha! I know, right? 😆

    • @prnothall9302
      @prnothall9302 11 месяцев назад +4

      Why anyone would write shepherd as Shepard, spelled wrongly and with a capital is beyond me, I mean the bloody word is right there in front of you, dopey.

    • @AuntNutmeg
      @AuntNutmeg 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@prnothall9302 A-U-T-O-C-O-R-R-E-C-T

    • @anniemcewen9049
      @anniemcewen9049 11 месяцев назад +2

      Um they weren't waiting around for Jesus, look, they had no idea what was about to transpire that night! And they weren't regular shepherds but Levitical priests who looked after the spotless sheep that were used for the sacrifices in the temple.

    • @Karenpayne47
      @Karenpayne47 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@anniemcewen9049 This is the first I’ve heard of them being Levitical shepherds…where can I find information about this?

  • @sewgardens
    @sewgardens 11 месяцев назад +24

    Very creative! Kudos to the barefoot shepherd and crickets who braved the snow.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 месяцев назад +1

      One of my favorite replies! 😂😂😂

  • @TwoWholeWorms
    @TwoWholeWorms 3 года назад +510

    NGL, it's the "BAAAAA!" handshake that makes it. xD

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +45

      Which works really good when we're all in shepherd's costumes. NOT so good when we're in street clothes at Qdoba.

    • @catherinehazur7336
      @catherinehazur7336 3 года назад +9

      How can this scene even work in plain clothes, but its a very phenomenal piece of stage work with the shepherd costumes. All the various aspects should have a synergistic theatrical effect which they certainly do in this scene:

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +16

      @@catherinehazur7336 - Sorry, I was referring in jest that the BAA handshake fits people dressed as shepherds at Christmas Eve service... and wouldn't work in normal day life. 🤪

    • @sharonjones1900
      @sharonjones1900 3 года назад +1

      @@BWPorter wa 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
      🤗

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +2

      @@sharonjones1900 - is this a code I need to decipher? Awesome.

  • @amjPeace
    @amjPeace 3 года назад +403

    It must have been a great way to get to know each other whilst practicing, creating costumes, lighting, etc. A great way to build community!

    • @kccwam1856
      @kccwam1856 3 года назад +6

      It was! That's always a significant part of the win! 👍🏼

    • @catherinehazur7336
      @catherinehazur7336 3 года назад +7

      It is. That's why people do it. It takes on its own reality. It's its own escape, you shift quickly and apparently easily from real life role into that of a fantasy character. In the process of which it may become more and more difficult for " to differentiate between what is real and what is not."
      Such is theater.
      GREAT theater opens up the magic proscenium and when the actor becomes the character onstage an exchange of energy takes place that draws the audience inexorably in.
      The successful theater performance is magnified to the extent that all persons involved understand their roles, take them seriously and sheer energy and dynamism from this very process comes through to everyone involved in the production both on and off stage.......definitely could be community building

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +5

      Ok. Just gotta say... catherine - you are obviously a fan of intellectual words. 😆 I'm not sure I've ever read proscenium, inexorably, and dynamism in the same post.

  • @susiemurphy4285
    @susiemurphy4285 3 года назад +351

    This is so fun! Kudos to whomever came up with the idea of a UPS delivery & the cell phone! And the 'baa' greeting? Fantastic!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +19

      Thank you. I'm claiming divine inspiration... but some would probably have issue with that. 🤣

    • @susiemurphy4285
      @susiemurphy4285 3 года назад +6

      To God be the glory!

    • @3horsesrunning199
      @3horsesrunning199 3 года назад +8

      I work for UPS & this slays me!!!! Great video!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +7

      @@3horsesrunning199 - Thanks for delivering all our packages!

    • @randygreen007
      @randygreen007 3 года назад +2

      @@3horsesrunning199 UPS, America’s unsung heroes! Thank you and have a blessed holiday season and a very merry Christmas!

  • @Filcayra72
    @Filcayra72 3 года назад +68

    It’s been four years. Algorithm. Why am I four years late to the masterpiece

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +10

      RUclips was waiting for this EXACT moment... this specific timeline in your journey.... Bam! How is it changing your life? 🤪

    • @CerealProtocol
      @CerealProtocol Месяц назад +3

      7 years here.

  • @Availablenameistaken
    @Availablenameistaken 3 года назад +207

    I like to imagine that to the shepard’s, it’s their sheep that do the clapping

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +7

      9 likes? I must be clueless, cause I don't even know what your sentence means. 😆

    • @mamaksstorytime
      @mamaksstorytime 3 года назад +17

      @@BWPorter Because the sheep would have been the only audience they would have had back in the day. 😅

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 года назад

      @@mamaksstorytime Like this
      ruclips.net/video/LeWyE-RgRzE/видео.html

  • @erflingnot
    @erflingnot 3 года назад +17

    I wish the bell choir at my mom and dad‘s church with loosen up! :-)…that comes with confidence ((you can really laugh when you know you’re good))))! Thank you so much for this delight!
    I really believe this put a smile on Gods face!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      Awesome! Thanks erflingnot. 😃

    • @AKHWJ3ST
      @AKHWJ3ST Год назад

      It's even better if you let go and enjoy the foul ups also! Life is not perfect. Don't expect perfection or you will be disappointed.

  • @jasonayres
    @jasonayres 2 года назад +20

    The shepherds ringtone,
    "Hello from the Other Side."
    Biblical, Dad joke.
    Wonderful.
    I noticed some pretty harsh comments here.
    Just remember,
    "To avoid criticism :
    Say nothing
    Do nothing
    Be nothing."
    Hello from an another side (of the world) 🇦🇺
    Merry Christmas from Australia.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад +1

      Totally agree! And no harm. I don't take it personally. 😉 Thanks!

  • @eirireve
    @eirireve 3 года назад +82

    With that ringtone I can only assume God was calling.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +4

      Ha! 🤣

    • @swell_gal
      @swell_gal 3 года назад +2

      Lol. Thought the same

  • @tambrosia
    @tambrosia 11 месяцев назад +4

    BRAVO so funny
    Thank you for sharing with all
    Pax+

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks!! (Ok. I think I might be regretting this question…😂, but what’s “pax+”?)

  • @mattanderson9124
    @mattanderson9124 8 часов назад

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video. The mixture of ancient shepherds and modern cell phones and UPS drivers was stupendous. Good things do come from Michigan !!!

  • @lcoyotes
    @lcoyotes Год назад +27

    I came back to watch this again after I came across it last year. Such a brilliant skit!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +3

      Repeat viewers! Awesome. We've got a hilarious new one in the works that will be filmed on Christmas Eve. Stay tuned!

  • @lilithrogers5204
    @lilithrogers5204 Год назад +8

    Oh, that's Hilarious!!! Merry Christmas!!

  • @annasahlstrom6109
    @annasahlstrom6109 3 года назад +137

    I loved it! As shepherds watched their flocks by night, they heard a bright new shining melody.

  • @iciclecold2991
    @iciclecold2991 3 года назад +377

    This is amazing and hilarious and something my church would totally do if we had the resources. We're pretty laid back and love to have a little silliness from time to time

    • @iciclecold2991
      @iciclecold2991 3 года назад +8

      The cell phone bit was great

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +7

      Aw thanks!

    • @123-yoyo3
      @123-yoyo3 3 года назад +4

      True

    • @1cjadefox
      @1cjadefox 3 года назад +1

      @@BWPorter Which one are you in the group?

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +4

      @@1cjadefox - I'm the one that is left out. 😉

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 года назад +24

    This was great fun!
    Greetings from Sweden or should I say BAA!🐑😉

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +4

      🤣 Awesome! Thanks for watching, Jane Doe (classic) from Sweden!

  • @peggylam9830
    @peggylam9830 3 года назад +97

    This is one of the Christmas carols I love. Th asks for sharing it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      You're very welcome, Thanks Peggy!

  • @antm64
    @antm64 6 лет назад +218

    UPS is wa-ay too cute!! Such a clever way to open this delightful piece! Well done!

    • @valeriepark9444
      @valeriepark9444 3 года назад +5

      Headcanon: it's the same delivery man in Good Omens 😇

  • @jenniferjohns5087
    @jenniferjohns5087 3 года назад +38

    I came for the bushwacking, but you had me at the UPS delivery. ... this is so awesome!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +9

      I THINK... you mean boomwhacking! 🤣. But hey, maybe this year we will do "Landscaper Bushwhacker" style!

    • @jenniferjohns5087
      @jenniferjohns5087 3 года назад +7

      @@BWPorter Omgoodness! Good catch. It would certainly be an interesting take. The creative and humors potential abound.

    • @jenniferjohns5087
      @jenniferjohns5087 3 года назад +4

      Hunorous. ... I almost wish I had autocorrect today.

    • @jenniferjohns5087
      @jenniferjohns5087 3 года назад +3

      Pretend that was an "m"

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +6

      @@jenniferjohns5087 - you are either a blistering fast typer, love creating new words in the English language, or have a broken autocorrect. 🤣

  • @CariSabretooth2401
    @CariSabretooth2401 4 года назад +118

    Just saw this for the first time... that was great😂. Totally loved it...
    What a cool, inventive and modern way to do this...

    • @kccwam1856
      @kccwam1856 3 года назад +3

      Thanks! We had a blast with it. :)

  • @jdoyle7768
    @jdoyle7768 3 года назад +8

    I had gone to KCC for a little bit. Pastor Kyle was a good guy when I went there. Blessings to him and his family

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      He still is! 😃 (...a good guy.). Thanks for being a part of our fam for a little. Come on back when you're able!

    • @jdoyle7768
      @jdoyle7768 3 года назад +1

      @@BWPorter I actually am now practicing in the eastern orthodox tradition of Christianity. I love all of my brothers and sisters but we need to keep close to the Bible. And remember the church fathers prior to the reformation and know where the roots of the church came from.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      @@jdoyle7768 No argument there regarding the Word! We need to know it and live it more than ever. 👍🏼

  • @paulinechapman5669
    @paulinechapman5669 3 года назад +1

    Well ….l did have a nap waiting for this to begin..yawn..but worth the wait..great comedy and percussion prowess..🇨🇦

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      Worth the wait! Holler! 🙌🏽. Thanks!

  • @nativevirginian8344
    @nativevirginian8344 2 года назад +14

    I love anything that makes me laugh out loud. “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord”. 😊🎄

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад +4

      Me too! Laughter is such an awesome gift! 🤣

  • @christineagnew7372
    @christineagnew7372 2 года назад +9

    my son and I having a giggle over this! ty so much! Merry Christmas!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад +2

      That's awesome! Glad to imagine that of you two. Thanks.

  • @brianb4390
    @brianb4390 3 года назад +11

    Amazing how this just magically popped up in my feed. 😱🚫🤣🤣🤣

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      I'm not understanding. Why is it amazing?

  • @fluteteatime
    @fluteteatime Год назад +3

    hello from the other side, i must have called you a thousand times... wow. what a message.😄very intense in evangelical context😁

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      I think you might be the first person that has mentioned that subtle messaging! Glad you caught it. ;)

  • @Mama-Ames
    @Mama-Ames 3 года назад +14

    Working in His mysterious ways, from nowhere, your video appeared as a YT "Recommended."
    I felt our Lord speak to my heart as He offered your joyful video to me... for MY sake. I am so humbly thankful, dear Lord Jesus.💕🙏💕

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +2

      Wow. What a great blessing to read! Thanks Mama Ames. ❤️

  • @elizabethkutinmensah3395
    @elizabethkutinmensah3395 3 дня назад +2

    Wow..this is very very beautiful ❤

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 дня назад

      Elizabeth - thanks for the very kind words. 😌

  • @magdakriegler5706
    @magdakriegler5706 3 года назад +62

    I'm recovering from covid, and you guys make my day. Thank you very much, between the coughs i have a good laugh.😷

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +8

      Yea! What a great response. Stopping to say a little prayer for your recovery - and thanks for the encouragement!

    • @CrankyGrandma
      @CrankyGrandma 3 года назад +5

      🙏❤️

  • @johnmckenzie8522
    @johnmckenzie8522 2 дня назад +1

    This is a great way to have a good holiday humor in Christmas spirit

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 дня назад +1

      Thank you, John!

  • @bettinagerloff1379
    @bettinagerloff1379 3 года назад +3

    Selten so eine lustige Darbietung gesehen. Macht weiter so.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      You're very welcome! Thanks for the kind words.

  • @Borisgyad
    @Borisgyad Год назад +22

    I just loved this! "Baa" from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. I was in a bell choir so I know the work you guys put in and the fun you had doing it. A fun filled masterpiece!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +3

      Keith - you are the first of millions to send a "Baa". 😆 Perfect. Thanks bro.

  • @pdequestrian5681
    @pdequestrian5681 6 лет назад +97

    4:48 is the actual song 😊

  • @williamschlosser77
    @williamschlosser77 Год назад +3

    Guarded by sheppards, worshipped by kings, yet he had no palace!
    Owned no slaves had no servants yet they called Him master!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Well said, William! ❤

  • @elainekoeppel7250
    @elainekoeppel7250 11 месяцев назад +1

    The Shepard watching their sheep by night are watching to care for them as they give birth so that all goes well with them

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 месяцев назад

      The shepherds are an important part, for sure. 😊

  • @lilithrogers5204
    @lilithrogers5204 Год назад +1

    Ho, Ho, Hoooooo!!!! Merrrry Christmas!!!🥰🤩

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Merry CHRISTmas! 🌟

  • @blackpink4492
    @blackpink4492 3 года назад +3

    Every thing in this video was just perfect !

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      Wow. So nice of you to say!

  • @hemlock4519
    @hemlock4519 3 года назад +49

    Lol!!! In the Army I did guard duty all night watching a big field with a sheep herd!The things you do to stay awake. Speaking in sheep is a real thing after a week. I’ve delivered packages, played percussion for church Xmas performances that did not go quite as planned, and lived in North Africa/middle East were these stories occur. This skit was spot on. very vocal invisible sheep, God Calling a cell phone vía Adel, a package delivery driver who GPS probably had him driving through every field until after dark, and a climatic ending when a music maker massacre was narrowly avoided. Smart way to blend Xmas and anti bullying message. Thank you, thank you, thank you, I was rolling with laughter.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +2

      Thanks Hemlock! Appreciate your serving in military - and church alike!

  • @dorothybadrick2963
    @dorothybadrick2963 11 месяцев назад +4

    Absolutely brilliant! Loved it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 месяцев назад

      Thank you, Dorothy! So glad you enjoyed it. 😃

  • @molly6739
    @molly6739 5 лет назад +87

    This is how they really did it in church 😂

  • @piotryczek9114
    @piotryczek9114 2 года назад +1

    Super video & super TEAM - i like this

  • @annawhistles
    @annawhistles 2 года назад +12

    Whoever wrote and designed this is a genius! This is awesome!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад +1

      Wow. Very kind. Thanks Anna!

  • @jtrawson1559
    @jtrawson1559 10 месяцев назад +1

    I wonder what these guys do when they aren't busy!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  10 месяцев назад

      The video answers that exact question. 😂

  • @annetee6567
    @annetee6567 Год назад +1

    Great! thanks!! and merry Christmas!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      You're very welcome, Anne! 🙂

  • @bleeka325
    @bleeka325 3 года назад +21

    This was great 😆 props to who ever wrote this script !

  • @sherimcdaniel3491
    @sherimcdaniel3491 3 года назад +39

    You guys are hysterical! Thanks so much for the laughs, my friends.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it, Sheri!

  • @dianemarshall3250
    @dianemarshall3250 3 года назад +307

    Wow - I scrolled through the comments simply to see if I could find anything relating to your boomwhackers arrangement for this amazing performance, and I was so disappointed by some of the comments and judgments that were made .
    This performance was brilliant! Your timing and modern elements thrown in are absolutely hilarious, and the ending was the best ! Well-done and BRAVO! I may attempt an abbreviated version of this with my middle schoolers this year! Wish me luck ! And again - AMAZING JOB!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +25

      Diane... very sweet. Would you like me to send you the color coded arrangement? I'm all about making things easier for our teachers!

    • @jmcfall8505
      @jmcfall8505 3 года назад +31

      Some people have no sense of humor because I guess they think god doesn't have a sense of humor but have you SEEN the duck-billed platypus? I mean that's one of god's greatest punchlines ever and I don't even know what the joke is. LOL
      BTW, thanks for being a teacher. I know you don't do it for the recognition but teachers deserve way more love for what they do, especially with those middle schoolers.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +22

      @@jmcfall8505 - Ha! Yes, the joy of laughter. What a gift it is to us! I can't wait to hear God's laughter.

    • @honeybadgerisme
      @honeybadgerisme 3 года назад +7

      Ooo! Good baaa-luuck!

    • @mamaksstorytime
      @mamaksstorytime 3 года назад +7

      @@jmcfall8505 Amen! I taught middle schoolers for eight years, and my niece has been teaching them for 22 years! They are definitely a challenge, but actually sweeter than you would think. 😜

  • @-Beidou-
    @-Beidou- 3 года назад +31

    This is officially the funniest thing I have seen in forever and I have no clue why. 😂😂

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +9

      🤣. Well, we're glad you escaped from that bunker! And grateful you saw this first!! (Sincerely - thanks.)

  • @abigailwrigley6462
    @abigailwrigley6462 3 года назад +7

    Utterly brilliant. This made me smile so much

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      "Utterly brilliant." I'm going tell my wife I am "utterly brilliant" today, and see if that has any advantages? Most likely, she'll say to take my utterly brilliant self to the sink and finish the dishes. 🤣

  • @laurapeterson391
    @laurapeterson391 3 года назад +15

    Since when have Shepard's had delivery? Very funny. I mean that. It's very funny.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +2

      Aww, thanks Laura!

  • @notyourmemily1790
    @notyourmemily1790 3 года назад +25

    This video is loads of fun, and I have enormous respect for how you choose to respond to negative comments. ❤️

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +14

      Aw thanks. It's all good! It's been fun to hear of those enjoying it - and I can still smile at those that think it's the worst video they've ever seen in their life. 🤪. My identity and self worth is NOT wrapped up in this video. 🤣

  • @gusbeau1
    @gusbeau1 5 дней назад +1

    Love this beautiful song. !

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  5 дней назад

      THAT is true... it IS a beautiful, timeless, classic. ❤️

  • @melaniamonicacraciun9900
    @melaniamonicacraciun9900 Год назад +1

    Let it happen again guys 😂😂😂😅😅😅this is so cute😂😂😂😅😅😅a lot of fun indeed 😂😂😂😅😅😅

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Thank you, Melania! We are edited down our new one and releasing shortly!

  • @jewelmathews1444
    @jewelmathews1444 3 года назад +5

    This is my fave Christmas carol, now this is my new fave version!!! This is great!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      Thanks Jewel! Love your name. ❤️

  • @merryhunt9153
    @merryhunt9153 3 года назад +21

    I guess the length of the tube determines the note it produces. Fun.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +14

      Yes. They're pretty cool! And a rubber end cap will drop it an octave.

    • @richardscaggs5936
      @richardscaggs5936 3 года назад +4

      Yes adding more rubber bands to different places to the plastic tubes gives it different sounds on a 36 inches long tube even how thick the plastic tubes are , as a kid growing up in grade schools we had Christmas wrapping paper tubes made of cardboard tube 36 inches long and made a lot of music 🎵 in music class wrapping rubber bands around the tubes at different lengths to made sounds . And didn't have any plastic tubes in the 1970s we also have Quaker oatmeal cereal boxes as drums the tube shaped not the box type . I even made a guitar with 2 deep dish Paper throw away dishes and added a paper tubes to the dishes bowls as the neck part and added rubber bands on the end of the small stiff string to attach to the tube end and stretch it to the paper bowls to make different types of sounds of 6 tightness string then added a drinking straws on both ends to raised the strings up off the tube and bowl ends . Oh I forgot I added a hole first in the top part of the paper bowl to added deep sounds then staple gun around the bowl and adding strings .

    • @richardscaggs5936
      @richardscaggs5936 3 года назад +2

      This brings back memories of my grade schools music class . Thanks you for the music 🎶🪕🎶❣️

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      @@richardscaggs5936 - You're quite welcome!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      @@richardscaggs5936 - Richard, you were the MacGyver of instruments, dude! 😆

  • @peacelovetennis10
    @peacelovetennis10 3 года назад +36

    This is so great!! I was involved in a living nativity scene last year with my church and it would be really funny if we did this!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +2

      Living nativity's are awesome! What part did you play?

  • @AGDinCA
    @AGDinCA Год назад +1

    Not into the church thing anymore, but I can definitely appreciate the fun skit and the skill of those performers!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      AGD... why you not into the church thing anymore??

    • @AGDinCA
      @AGDinCA Год назад +1

      @@BWPorter I was born and raised in the church, a devout believer up to and into my early 20s... until I wasn't.
      I could be more specific and detailed if you request, but since I'm not sure that's really what you were asking about, for now, I'll spare you the boring bits. 😁👍

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      @@AGDinCA - caring about people and their God relationship is the most important thing I do! 🙂 Let's dive into details! Why so devout, and then not?

    • @AGDinCA
      @AGDinCA Год назад +1

      @@BWPorter Hmm... OK, since you seem to be genuinely interested (and not someone looking to fight), I'll share. You asked two questions, which I will answer separately.
      *"Why so devout?"*
      Well, I was born and raised in a Christian family, with all members of both sides belonging to the same denomination. My grandpa was a deacon and my grandmother was a deaconess. It was joked about within my family that I would marry the music pastor's son who was the same age as me. I'm sure you get the picture here. Everyone in my life was Christian - my family, my friends, my classmates, my teachers, etc. My life was my religion. I believed everything I read in my Bible and everything I was told by my pastors, without question. I studied my faith, prayed fervently, proselytized when possible and, in general, tried to be everything the Christian God would want me to be. I was proud of my unwavering beliefs and of my relationship with God - a relationship that shaped and dominated my life for the first 20 years.
      *"And then not?"*
      Quite simply, I went to college and made a new friend. She was a Hindu, which my sheltered mind found fascinating. She was genuinely one of the kindest people I had ever met and we instantly clicked. We were very good friends for about a year and then she moved back to India with her family.
      Long story short - the first cracks in my faith came from my internal struggle realizing this wonderful person was destined for Hell. She was a better human than many Christians I knew, so how could a loving God allow her to go to Hell? After all, she was only Hindu because she was born in India, to a Hindu family. So, surely God would say it's not her fault and let her into Heaven anyway, right? Wrong.
      But wait... if she was Hindu due to the circumstances of her birth, couldn't I just as easily say the same about myself?
      Anyway, this was the beginning of the end of my religious beliefs. It took about a decade of soul-crushing self-examination, but the journey has been worth it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      @@AGDinCA - I can certainly see how that would test your faith! That's a difficult scenario for sure. However, one of my good friends lives in Nagpur, India... and loves and follows Jesus. Likewise, I have friends here in the USA that are muslim. Is the location of one's birth truly the determination of faith? Your friends sounds awesome and a beautiful gift in your life... but the Bible is clear "all have sinned" and it's only through Jesus, and His holy sacrifice, that we are saved. Our efforts cannot earn this salvation. So, I'm curious - and if it's too personal of a question, please don't feel obligated to answer - but genuinely, do you have a faith now? Some say that given the miraculous evident all around us, it requires MORE faith to NOT believe in God, than it does to believe in God.

  • @Brievel
    @Brievel 2 года назад +5

    THE most entertaining thing I've watched this season.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад +2

      Aw cmon.... now you're just making us feel warm and happy all over! 😉

  • @jenellsaphid
    @jenellsaphid 2 года назад +1

    That last ten seconds was the best. Great job

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад

      Thanks Ashbranch! Merry Christmas. :)

  • @TheKazadoodle
    @TheKazadoodle 7 лет назад +32

    This is great! Fantastic job everyone!

  • @peggyknecht5551
    @peggyknecht5551 3 года назад +5

    I am going to share this with my assistant minister.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +2

      Feel free to edit, borrow, or whatever! 😃

  • @garcia207
    @garcia207 Год назад +2

    It’s like a like Blue Man Group

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +1

      Very flattering reference. Blue Man Group rocks! Thanks!

  • @RedNiel100
    @RedNiel100 3 года назад +12

    This was the shortest 7 minutes of my life! Would have loved to see more :D

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +3

      Now that's a new comment! Thanks Bosse! 👍🏼

  • @christopherkuechmann9774
    @christopherkuechmann9774 2 года назад +1

    Love this very much. What a fun way to do this song.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад

      Thanks Christopher!

  • @CindiLeach
    @CindiLeach Год назад +1

    excellently done, thank you

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +1

      You’re very welcome, Cindi! 😃

  • @RBerube76
    @RBerube76 3 года назад +2

    I loved this!! So funny and creative.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      Thanks Rachel! 😌

  • @patrickmullen1153
    @patrickmullen1153 3 года назад +1

    L.O.L. Great fun. Love it! Merry Christmas!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      Thank you, Patrick! Merry Christmas. :)

  • @kathyjones1576
    @kathyjones1576 Год назад +2

    This was cute! So much fun. ❤️

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +1

      Wonderful! Thanks Kathy. A new one is coming soon!

  • @Kagenoaki
    @Kagenoaki День назад

    Ah, I made it back to this video!! It's still so funny!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 часов назад

      Ha! We're glad it keeps giving. :)

    • @Kagenoaki
      @Kagenoaki 5 часов назад

      @BWPorter It is! I play this every time I see it for my nibblings and they all giggle at the silly antics.

  • @zanthimos
    @zanthimos 6 часов назад

    Nice! This makes me want to watch the rest of this then move on to Blue Man Group :D

  • @PrincessGold1
    @PrincessGold1 3 года назад +5

    Well done! Thanks for showing the video!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for the encouragement!

  • @sharonrojas9569
    @sharonrojas9569 Год назад +1

    That was FANTASTIC.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Merry Christmas! Thank you, Sharon. 🌟

  • @NReese-if1nm
    @NReese-if1nm 3 года назад +3

    This is crazy fun!!! Love it!

  • @cecemaynard9254
    @cecemaynard9254 3 года назад +2

    CUTE 😇🎶🎁 THANK YOU 💝🎶🎁😇BLESSINGS💖🇺🇸

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад +1

      You're quite welcome. I see you're a lover of emoji's. 😜

    • @cecemaynard9254
      @cecemaynard9254 3 года назад +2

      @@BWPorter YES I AM 💝🎁🎶⭐🇺🇸💖BLESSINGS AND THANK YOU FOR TGE RESPONSE AND VIDEO : ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS 💝🎶🎁⭐💖 MERRY HOLIDAYS😇

  • @readthebible67
    @readthebible67 2 года назад +1

    I laughed and laughed!! SO MUCH FUN!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Warrior!

  • @patakel
    @patakel 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the laughs!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      You're very welcome. Glad to do so!

  • @Joli1958
    @Joli1958 Год назад +1

    So Funny! Thank you for sharing this 😂

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +1

      Thank you! We've got a hilarious new one in the works that will be filmed this Christmas Eve. Stay tuned!

  • @Errr717
    @Errr717 3 года назад +1

    HAHAHA so funny! Whoever thought it up is very creative.

  • @nmgt1048
    @nmgt1048 3 года назад +7

    Christmas at the farm? The sheep adds to it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Yep... the sheep is an integral part of the shep-herd. 👍 Thanks!

  • @christiekilley8051
    @christiekilley8051 Год назад +1

    This was great!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +1

      Thanks Christie! We've got a new one being filmed this week! Stay tuned.

  • @Lucyrandomvlogs
    @Lucyrandomvlogs Год назад +1

    ❤Wow:-) I love it~ Amazimg!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Aw, thanks so much! 🙂

  • @rebeccabledsoe4550
    @rebeccabledsoe4550 Год назад +1

    Funny and very creative might offend some people

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Oh for sure, it's offended some. But that's potentially always the case these days. 🤪I think it's delighted far more. 😉

  • @annettecaamano3536
    @annettecaamano3536 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful amazing performance!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад

      Thank you, Annette. Merry Christmas!

  • @lexifuntimes4047
    @lexifuntimes4047 2 года назад +1

    Made me smile the whole time.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад

      Ahhhh, that makes us smile reading this! Thanks.

  • @emmacolbert146
    @emmacolbert146 3 года назад +2

    So funny! Loved it!

  • @mzzpw
    @mzzpw 3 года назад +6

    This was amazing, loved it!

  • @thenerdybunny1296
    @thenerdybunny1296 Год назад +1

    This is amazing.

  • @elizabethwang7408
    @elizabethwang7408 3 года назад +3

    That was so good!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 года назад

      Thanks Elizabeth!

  • @josepherhardt164
    @josepherhardt164 Год назад +1

    Heck, this was/is better than pro comedy acts I've seen. OMG!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад +1

      Dangggg, thanks Joseph! Very kind. 🤪

  • @BjdacH
    @BjdacH 11 месяцев назад +1

    So there’s THAT! 🤪

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 месяцев назад +1

      Ha! Thanks for watching!

  • @Willysmb44
    @Willysmb44 3 года назад +2

    That was hilarious and very clever

  • @axoyt_
    @axoyt_ 2 года назад +1

    The reason why im here is this is for a school christmas party lol

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 года назад

      You're watching in the middle of your school Christmas party?

    • @axoyt_
      @axoyt_ 2 года назад +1

      @@BWPorter no this video is our performance lol

  • @mistyfrith3475
    @mistyfrith3475 3 года назад +2

    The way he flipped his scarf lmbo 😂

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Ha! Thanks for watching! 😃

  • @행복-s9l
    @행복-s9l 3 года назад +3

    🎅GOD ✝️is❤ Love
    🎅GOD✝️ bless🌹 you

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Thanks so much. Blessings to you as well. 😃

  • @nonope4921
    @nonope4921 6 лет назад +67

    Why is there an actual cricket noise

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  5 лет назад +27

      It’s out in the field 🤣

  • @debrahammell3405
    @debrahammell3405 Год назад

    This is really good!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Thank you! We've got a hilarious new one in the works that will be filmed this Christmas Eve. Stay tuned!

  • @LetsFocusOnChrist
    @LetsFocusOnChrist 3 года назад +5

    The baaa man group 😆

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Ha! That's awesome. 😆

  • @amystreasuresdesign
    @amystreasuresdesign Год назад +1

    😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The guy on the end, stage right, cracked me up! We need more Christmas stuff like this at church, and less of the big productions that is repeated at all churches at multiple churches, like Little Drummer Boy. Don't get me wrong, it was cool when my church did it, but then I visited my sister's church that same year and heard their performance of it. And then I saw other churches doing the exact same thing. It no longer feels original when that happens.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Not gonna lie... we did little drummer boy too. 🤣

  • @alexmccoy8167
    @alexmccoy8167 Год назад +1

    dont care about ones religion/faith.. but this 'word most who watch this aren't allowed to see' be cool. well done!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  Год назад

      Alex... I'm not really sure what you mean by 'word most who watch this aren't allowed to see'?? Butttttttt, it sounds like a compliment - so thanks! 🤪