Families in Heaven?

Question: Will there be families in heaven?

My Answer: There are two things to consider… the objections to the idea of families in heaven, and some appropriate biblical references.

… just don’t call me late for supper!

My wife’s full name is Sue Ellen Peters Morris. With a name like Sue Ellen, you know she is from the South. Indeed, consider the names of all the girls in her family: Sue Ellen, Rebecca Ann, Mary Beth and Martha Lee. Get the idea that they are not from New Jersey?

I think Southerners have a distinctive approach to naming their children. Their naming knack is unlike anyone else’s. Who else would pick Scarlett as a first name for their little girl. Certainly not a New Englander. For them this name would probably inspire visions of giant A’s tacked onto the front of a sinner’s dress. You know—the scarlet woman. (Although Hester Prinn is not without merit as a humdinger of a name.)