In each "Showtune My Heart" episode, Toon My Heart host Tracy Herold and a special guest discuss one of their favorite songs from an animated movie from a Biblical perspective. In this episode, our special guest is Donnie Lakes, the host of another Christian podcast called The Ride of Your Life and founder of Ride of Your Life Ministries, which seeks to share the gospel with coaster and theme park enthusiasts. For our conversation, Donnie has chosen the most iconic song from Pixar's groundbreaking first feature-length computer animated film Toy Story: You've Got a Friend in Me, written and sung by Randy Newman. In the movie, of course, this song is about the friendship between Woody and Andy. But how can its lyrics also remind us of our greatest friend of all, Jesus, the friend who sticks closer than a brother, and what can it teach us about what it means to be good friends to each other and love one another as God commands?

Mentioned in this episode:

• Ride of Your Life Ministries: https://www.rideofyourlifeministries.com
• @rideofyourlifeministries on Instagram, Threads & Facebook; @roylministries on X
• The Ride of Your Life podcast S4E17, "Toons with Truth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo_b5FULAnk&list=PL1qoFCW31dQ61FJZPTVMQovey_lWdlUQp&index=3
• "Toy Story: How Randy Newman Provided the Perfect Soundtrack": https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/toy-story-soundtrack-feature/
• "Randy Newman, The Musical Voice of Toy Story": https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734515413/randy-newman-the-musical-voice-of-toy-story
• "Quentin Tarantino refuses to watch Toy Story 4 because Toy Story 3 ended perfectly: 'I'm done!'": https://ew.com/quentin-tarantino-refuses-watch-toy-story-4-8702960

Music by REDproductions, sourced from Pixabay.com

Questions, comments, or suggestions? Or do you have a song you'd like to discuss on "Showtune My Heart"? Email toonmyheartpodcast@gmail.com

Follow @toonmyheart on Facebook, Instagram, and X

toonmyheart.com