Beautiful South Carolina horses out in the springtime pasture. Thank You, Lord. Walk With Me, and See. Steve Martin

Beautiful South Carolina horses out in the springtime pasture. Thank You, Lord. Walk With Me, and See. Steve Martin

#Beautiful #SouthCarolina #horses #springtime #pasture #ThankYou #Lord #WalkWithMe #SteveMartin

 

Jerusalem at night, early morning, from the Mount of Olives looking west. Steve Martin, Walk With Me

Jerusalem at night, early morning, from the Mount of Olives looking west. Walk with me, Steve Martin

Early morning, as the roosters begin to crow here in Jerusalem, Israel, on the top of the Mount of Olives. Overlooking the Old City and the Temple Mount.

#mountofolives #templemount #jerusalemisrael #israel

Jerusalem at night, early morning, from the Mount of Olives looking west. Steve Martin, Walk With Me

Jerusalem at night, early morning, from the Mount of Olives looking west. 

Steve Martin, Walk With Me

Early morning as the roosters begin to crow here in Jerusalem, israel, in the top of the Mount of Olives. Overlooking g the Old City and rhe Temple Mount.

#mountofolives #templemount #jerusalemisrael #israel

The Mount of Olives early morning view of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Also the Promenade video.

Dec. 6, 2025

I was out early morning around 4:00 am and drove up tot he Mount of Olives, using the narrow road behind the Church of All Nations and Gethsemene.  What a view!

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem's Promenade Light Show

#MountofOlives #Jerusalem #Jesus #Yeshua

Jerusalem never sleeps. At least the teenagers don’t.

I am enjoying a can of iced coffee on Zion Square (Jaffa Road and Ben Yehuda Street) in Jerusalem, Israel. This is our first night back in the Land.

This time my good wife Laurie and I will be staying for three full months, volunteering at the Christian Friends of Israel (led by Tristen and Galya Hall, founded by Ray and Sharon Sanders 40 years ago) here in Jerusalem.

As is common, my sleep hours tend to be somewhat erratic, so I am out and about with the teenagers at 2 am Friday morning, Oct. 17, 2025.

Ahava and Shaklim from Jerusalem!

Steve Martin

   

Lord reveal Yourself to this generation. May they know their Lord and Savior, Yeshua HaMashiach. Todah.

A “foot/long” hot dog (probably chicken) is 2 regular ones in a large bun. Then add all the fixings!

My good friend of 20 years, Avraham Saidien of Jerusalem. To bless and honor him I put our photo in the cover of my 39th book, “Love For His People - the Land and Friends of Israel.”

                                                        Teenagers love to be…teenagers.

#Jerusalem #neversleeps #teenagers #Israel #JaffaRoad #WalkWithMe #icedcoffee #ZionSquare #BenYehudaStreet #ChristianFriendsofIsrael 

What happens at Western Wall? Walk With Me and you will see. Steve Martin, Love For His People

What happens at Western Wall? Walk With Me and you will see. Steve Martin, Love For His People First published on Nov. 3, 2022 - I walked to the Western Wall (Kotel in Hebrew) to pray for family, friends, and people of the nations. Walk with me as I make my way to the Temple Mount/Western Wall Plaza in the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

 P.S. My good wife Laurie and I will be voluntering in Jerusalem Oct. 15, 2025-Jan. 12, 2-26 with Christian Freinds of Israel. We will again visit the Western wall (Kotel). Be watching for more "Walk With Me" videos from Jerusalem, Israel!

More on our time in Jerusalem: The Martins in Jerusalem 2025

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Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas. Follow the yellow brick road. (6 short videos). Walk With Me, Steve Martin

Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas. Follow the yellow brick road. (6 short videos). 

Walk With Me, Steve Martin

Did you know that the song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", voted the #1 song of the 20th century, was written by two Jewish men. They were actually writing about their homeland of Israel, that was yet to be.

Walk the yellow brick road with me. Videos by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the 1939 song. For other uses, see Over the Rainbow (disambiguation).

"Over the Rainbow"
Judy Garland singing "Over the Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz
Song by Judy Garland
from the album The Wizard of Oz (1956)
Published	1939 by Leo Feist, Inc.
Studio	MGM soundstages[1]
Composer(s)	Harold Arlen
Lyricist(s)	E.Y. Harburg

"Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz

Duration: 28 seconds.0:28

A sample of the original film version of "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, sung by Judy Garland

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"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg.^[2] It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland^[3] in her starring role as Dorothy Gale.^[2]

About five minutes into the film, Dorothy sings the song after failing to get Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and the farmhands to listen to her story of an unpleasant incident involving her dog, Toto, and the town spinster, Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton). Aunt Em tells her to "find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble". This prompts her to walk off by herself, musing to Toto, "Someplace where there isn't any trouble. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat, or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain", at which point she begins singing.

"Over the Rainbow" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song. It has been included in several all-time lists, and has been covered by several artists in varying languages. In 2017, it was selected for induction into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Background

Composer Harold Arlen and lyricist Yip Harburg often worked in tandem, Harburg generally suggesting an idea or title for Arlen to set to music, before Harburg contributed the lyrics.^[4] For their work together on The Wizard of Oz, Harburg claimed his inspiration was "a ballad for a little girl who... was in trouble and... wanted to get away from... Kansas. A dry, arid, colorless place. She had never seen anything colorful in her life except the rainbow". Arlen decided the idea needed "a melody with a long broad line".^[5]

By the time all the other songs for the film had been written, Arlen was feeling the pressure of not having the song for the Kansas scene. He often carried blank pieces of music manuscript in his pockets to jot down short melodic ideas. Arlen described how the inspiration for the melody to "Over the Rainbow" came to him suddenly while his wife Anya drove:

"I said to Mrs. Arlen... 'let's go to Grauman's Chinese ... You drive the car, I don't feel too well right now.' I wasn't thinking of work. I wasn't consciously thinking of work, I just wanted to relax. And as we drove by Schwab's Drug Store on Sunset I said, 'Pull over, please.' ... And we stopped and I really don't know why—bless the muses—and I took out my little bit of manuscript and put down what you know now as 'Over the Rainbow.'"^[6]

The song was originally sung in A-flat major.^[7] Arlen later wrote the contrasting bridge section based on the idea of "a child's piano exercise".^[8] In the movie, a renowned Stradivarius violin was used in the accompaniment.^[9]

Italian newspaper Il Messaggero has noted a resemblance, both harmonic and melodic, between Over the Rainbow and the theme of the intermezzo (known as Ratcliff's Dream) of Pietro Mascagni's 1895 opera Guglielmo Ratcliff.^[10]

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Men's Group Rafting Outing in Bryson City. Walk With Me and see the first 2 videos and more photos...Steve Martin

Bryson City, NC. In the southwest corner of North Carolina,

for a men’s group rafting trip.

Men's Group Rafting Outing in Bryson City. 

Walk With Me and see the first 2 videos...Steve Martin

One of our men, John, a missionary to Italy, speaks Italian.

He ministers in Italy for 6-7 months a year.

Videos by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, NC.

John, Bob, Pat

Dinner at Jimmy Mac's on Main Street

Men's Group leader Keith Devera, Steve Martin

Checking out a store on Main Street in Bryson City, NC

MensGroup #Rafting #Outing #BrysonCity #NorthCarolina #SmokieMountains #WalkWithMe #SteveMartin #AntiochInternationalChurch

 

Down memory lane. Walk With Me, Steve Martin. Victory Community 1975-1980. "All things in common". Plus another video!

Down memory lane. Walk With Me, Steve Martin. Victory Community 1975-1980. "All things in common".

Victory Church became Victory Community around 1975 and lasted until 1980, in LaSalle/Peru, Illinois. This video, recorded by Steve Martin, tells the story of the beginning — and the end —as we based our living community on Acts 2, where people "had all things in common." Headed by Pasters Stan and Dixie Buren, and elders Bob Smith, Dave Johnson, George Rhodes, and Byron Pappas. We owned one church building and four homes on the same block area, before it disbanded, and half the members moved to East Lansing, Michigan, to become part of Shiloh Fellowship/New Covenant Christian Church. Founders there included Erik Krueger and Ron Milton. Videos recorded and shared by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.

What an end to a great season for the Little League Greathouse team, coached by Steve Martin.

We were down by one run. Last out with our fastest man on third. What would happen next…

#Downmemorylane #WalkWithMe #SteveMartin #VictoryCommunity #1975-1980 #Allthingsincommon #Acts2, #Bible

 

Abraham Lincoln slept here, the Illinois River, across from Starved Rock State Park. Walk With Me

It is reported that Abe Lincoln, most likely when a young lawyer, stayed in this historic building along the Illinois River. Located across from Starved Rock State Park near Utica, LaSalle/Peru, Oglesby, Ottawa area of north central Illinois. Video recorded and shared by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, NC.

#AbrahamLincoln #slepthere #IllinoisRiver #StarvedRockStatePark #WalkWithMe #SteveMartin #Illinois #PresidentLincoln

 

Walk With Me, Steve Martin, as we travel through the Midwest the summer of 2025. Playlist - Videos and photos!

 

Sign in antique store - El Paso, Illinois.

Our travels took us through the Midwest, from Kentucky to Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and back home to Charlotte, North Carolina, through Tennessee. Historic sites, small towns, people, places, and things. July 21-July 30, 2025 Videos recorded and shared by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Video - helicopter crop dusting in north-central Illinois near Peru.

A bit of food at the Spoons Restaurant in Princeton, IL.

Town square in Princeton, Illinois

Standing with Israel - even in a cornfield in northern Illinois.

Antique stores - collection of ceramic nuns.

Statue of Colonel Sanders at his original Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky

#WalkWithMe #steveMartin #travel, #Midwest #summer #Playlist #Videos #ColonelSanders #KFC #Illinois #Kentucky

Stevens Creek Nature Preserve in Mint Hill (Charlotte), NC - Come Walk With Me and two grandsons (6 short videos and photos)

(L-R) Grandsons Levi Avalos, Jack Blade, Steve Martin (Grandpa!)

We had never been to this nature reserve in western Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mint Hill. We enjoyed it and walked a whole 4-mile round trip on the beautiful groomed trails. Shorter trails are also easily accessible. Come walk with me and the boys as we first tour the reception area, with hands-on stations for the kids, and then proceed outside into the beautiful Carolina nature preserve. Very enjoyable. And the snakes were an added sight to see also. Videos recorded by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry

in Charlotte, North Carolina.

We had never been to this nature reserve in western Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mint Hill. We enjoyed it and walked a whole 4-mile round trip on the beautiful groomed trails. Shorter trails are also easily accessible. Come walk with me and the boys as we first tour the reception area, with hands-on stations for the kids, and then proceed outside into the beautiful Carolina nature preserve. Very enjoyable. And the snakes were an added sight to see also. Videos recorded by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Black snakes are good. Eat mice.

Bible - wherever your foot shall touch shall be yours.

#StevensCreekNaturePreserve #Mint Hill #Charlotte #NC #North Carolina #WalkWithMe #two #grandsons #shortvideos #photos

Historic Jewish synagogue in Savannah, Georgia - Walk With Me, Steve Martin, and take the tour!

Historic Jewish synagogue in Savannah, Georgia - Walk With Me, Steve Martin. We take the tour! (2 of 5) The third oldest synagogue in the USA. Congregation Mikve Israel

Photos and videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry

in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

#jewishlife #jewishsynagogue #savannah #georgia #stevemartin #walkwithme #take thetour #tour #historicbuildings

 

Savannah, GA - Walk With Me, Steve Martin, as we venture out on the streets and squares. (7 videos total)

Savannah, GA - Walk With Me, Steve Martin, as we venture out 

on the streets and squares. (7 videos and phtos by Steve Martin)

Walk With Me in Savannah, Georgia, as we enjoy the beautiful streets, homes,

and the historical atmosphere of this charming Southern city on the Atlantic coast. Video #1 of 7 Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

#savannah #georgia #walkwithme #beautiful #atlanticcoast #loveforhispeople #history #historicalcity

 

Ballantyne Park, Charlotte, NC - Walk With Me, Steve Martin. What a beautiful park in our midst.

Another Walk With Me from the south part of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the office complex area of Ballantyne. The ducks, heron, tiger lilies, waterfalls, and small pond, surrounded by a footpath, make this an enjoyable place to visit. Any season, or any part of the day.

Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. #ballantyne #southcharlotte #charlotte #citypark #heron #ducks #citypark