“Dickens” Articles

By opening himself and giving to others, Ebenezer Scrooge is living a more robust life himself.

Just as Scrooge re-evaluates his life and actions when he comes face-to-face with his tombstone, so too does the tradition of memento mori ask us to evaluate our lives in light of eternity.

A world that can produce an Ebenezer Scrooge without a merciful God to save and bless us would be a very dark place indeed.