In “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge, surviving partner of Scrooge & Marley, grudgingly gave Bob Cratchit his Christmas check and went home on Christmas Eve. He dreamed of Cratchit and three spirits – first, the spirit of the past, reminding him of his youth before he became miserly. Then he […]

I was named for two Baptist Pastors and the Chief of Police. My great, great Grandmother had five names. My daughter was named for a favorite aunt and me. My son was named for his two grandfathers. An international friend changed his name to Fred because when his foreign name […]

My Mother used to wrap and ribbon empty boxes and set them under the Christmas tree so it would look like we were having a bigger Christmas than we actually were. We also had a real tree to set them under. There were never any names on any gifts under our tree so […]

More than eight million people did Internet searches for John 16:33 in a four hour period. Would you believe it was during a football game? Last Saturday, during the Southeastern Conference Football Championship game, Florida Quarterback Tim Tebow had the scripture reference painted on his face, under his eyes. Every time the […]