Warning: If you are not a child of the 80′s, the video above is likely to make no sense to you at all. If you are a child of the 80′s, this is going to be the best thing that happens to you today. (HT: Josh Philpot)

Back in the mid-80′s there was a really popular movie called “St. Elmo’s Fire,” and one of the songs from the movie soundtrack reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and received a Grammy nomination. The song was written and performed by John Parr and was titled “Man in Motion.” It’s quintessential 80′s fare, and there’s not a Gen X’er reading this that doesn’t know the song.

It turns out that John Parr is still alive and kicking and has become a fan of Tim Tebow. So he rewrote the lyrics to the song as an ode to Tim Tebow! John Parr explains,

I was inspired by Tim Tebow so I wanted to modify the lyrics…in his honor of the way that he lives his life as being a great example.

What are the new lyrics? You can listen to them yourself above, or you can read the lyrics below. But yes, he does change “St. Elmo’s Fire” to “Tim Tebow’s Fire.” He also says, “Gonna be a man in motion, all I need is my Broncos team.” Enjoy!

Tim Tebow’s Fire

Original Lyrics by John Parr

Growin’ up
Gotta keep your eye on the ball

Make it fly,

Give it everything, give your all

But maybe sometimes if you feel the pain
You’ll find you’re all alone
Everything has changed

Play the game
You know you can’t quit until it’s won
Soldier on
Only you can do what must be done

You know I’m out there

Down on one knee
a prisoner
And I’m tryin’ to break free

CHORUS:

I can see a new horizon
Underneath the blazin’ sky
I’ll be where the eagle’s
Flyin’ higher and higher

Gonna be a man in motion

All I needs my Broncos team
Take me where my future’s lyin’
Tim Tebows Fire

Oooh…

Burnin’ up
Don’t know just how far that I can go
(Just how far I go)
Soon be home
Only just 4 downs to go
I can make it
I know I can
You broke the boy in me
But you won’t break the man

(CHORUS)

I can see a new horizon
blazin on the Mile High
I’ll be where the eagle’s
Flyin’ higher and higher

Gonna be your man in motion

All I needs my Broncos team
Take me where my future’s lyin’
Tim Tebows Fire

I can climb the highest mountain
These Broncos cant be beat
I can feel St Elmo’s Fire burnin’ in me
Burnin’ in me

Just once in his life
A man has his time
And my time is now
And I’m comin’ alive

I can hear the music playin’
I can see the banners fly
Feel like a man again

I’ll hold my head high
Gonna be a man in motion
These broncos can’t be beat
Take me where my future’s lyin’
Tim Tebow’s fire

(CHORUS)

I can climb the highest mountain
Cross the wildest sea
I can feel St. Elmo’s Fire burnin’ in me

Burnin’
Burnin’ in me
I can feel it burnin’
Oooh, burnin’ inside of me

1. Baby Vader

2. A Woman Born Deaf Hears for the First Time

3. Tim Tebow, “All He Does Is Win”

Tim Tebow’s winning streak with the Denver Broncos was the most stimulating sports story of the year. It seems he had as many fans as he had haters. This spoof was the apologia for his greatness. Although things haven’t gone so well the last couple of weeks, I agree with the apologia.

4. Rob Bell’s “Love Wins” Ad

Rob Bell produced this video to promote his book Love Wins, and it was meant to be provocative. From John Piper’s tweet-heard-round-the-world “Farewell, Rob Bell” to Justin Taylor’s initial blog critique (which garnered over 250,000 hits in 48 hours), this video certainly had its intended effect.

5. Martin Bashir Takes on Rob Bell

I don’t know what else to say. This interview is devastating. It exposes the inconsistency of Bell’s argument. Bell wants to be a universalist without taking the name, and Bashir won’t let him off by a facile appeal to “paradox.”

6. Rebecca Black’s YouTube Sensation

Do you remember Rebecca Black? How could you forget? She’s a thirteen year old amateur singer, and in March her amateur video went viral.

Believe it or not, I first heard about this song from Tim Tebow. We live in a strange world.

7. Thank You for My Smoking Hot Wife!
Here’s the NASCAR prayer heard around the world which was turned into an autotuned sensation.

8. Handel’s Messiah Goes Awry

9. Homeless Man with Golden Voice

Here’s the homeless man with the golden voice that got a second chance because of a viral YouTube video (see above). His flame had about fifteen minutes before burning-out. It was a sad story that was to some extent foreshadowed by the hosts of The Today Show (see below).

10. Unreached People Group Receives Bible

One of the signal moments of my seminary career occurred in a chapel service at Dallas Theological Seminary. A missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators shared her story of translating the Bible into the tongue of a remote tribal people who live halfway around the world. She described how her 20 years of labor culminated with a first ever translation of the Bible into the native language of an unreached people group.

The part that moved me most was her description of the day that the first printed Bibles arrived to the tribe. A boat carried the precious cargo up the river that ran alongside of the village. As the boat approached the village, the tribe lined the banks of the river celebrating, singing, and cheering. I could barely hold the tears back as I heard about the joy these new brothers and sisters had in God’s word.

I had the same reaction in watching the video above. It shows the Kimyal Tribe of Papua, Indonesia celebrating the arrival of the New Testament Bible in the Kimyal language last year. This one is really worth your time to watch from start to finish.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Brontë Sisters Power Dolls

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Two Dogs Dining

The Most Lifelike Dead Animals Anywhere. Period.

“I am second” Testimony from Ex-Lead Guitarist of Korn

Chuckles with the Dalai Lama

Bohemian Rhapsody by Porkka Boys

Motivational Speaker Kid

Did you see the video of the little kid trying playing the part of the motivational speaker? He’s just learned how to ride a bike, and he wants to encourage all the other kids that they can do it too. This kid is more inspirational than Matt Foley living in the van down by the river. See for yourself above.

Also, this kid was so good, someone rightly figured out that he needed a bigger stage. So watch him address the nation below.

The Greatest Marriage Proposal Ever

This viral YouTube video is from Matt Still who has produced one of the most creative marriage proposals I have ever seen. He and his fiancée were interviewed on “The Today Show” on May 18, 2011. You can watch the proposal above and then the interview below.

The Old Switcheroo

“Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Best April Fool’s Gag

I laughed out loud when I saw this April Fool’s prank that was caught on live television. San Diego news anchor Raoul Martinez tricked his cohost into thinking that the iPhone and iPad have a new app that allows users to taste and smell food right on their tablet. He not only tricked her into trying to smell the food, but he also convinced her to try and taste it.

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

The band “Mercy Me” has a running gag on their YouTube channel called “The Cover Tune Grab Bag,” in which they do fun covers of popular songs. Many of the videos look like they are shot backstage with the guys just goofing around. In any case, it’s pretty entertaining to see the band let their proverbial hair down.
Earlier this year, they posted what is probably my favorite video to date: a cover of the Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” Watch above. If you want to see more, their YouTube channel is here.

Darth Vader Sings Justin Bieber

James Earl Jones appeared on the Gayle King Show and as a gag read a few lines from a Justin Bieber song (see below). Not long after, someone took the audio and reworked the ending of “The Empire Strikes Back.” The result is the softer side of Darth Vader.

Kid Slam Dunks Himself

You gotta watch all the way to the end for this one.

Justin Taylor says this is the best flashmob ever. I think he may be right. Those people in Target don’t know what hit them!

Drink the koolaid friends. This one is definitely going into the Top 10 YouTubes of 2011. (HT: Josh Philpot)

If you don’t know who Johnny and Chachi are, then you haven’t been reading this blog very long. For a review of their fine body of work, click here. To purchase some of their fine media products, visit here.

Gotta love Tim Hawkins.

Tim Hawkins gives us his take on The Message—a popular paraphrase version of the Bible:

Boy, I love that Message Bible. That is a laid back Bible. You ever read that? I thought the Living Bible was laid back. The Message is like…the recipe for Rice Crispy Treats.

Thank you for this one, Kevin DeYoung. This is hilarious!