The story of Ebenezer Scrooge is about so much more than only Scrooge. It's even about so much more than those of us who have a house, and heat, and food, and runnning water.

"Spirit!...hear me! I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been…I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” - Ebenezer Scrooge, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

There are two different versions of the Christmas story in the Bible, and their messages are different.

Finding and being light bearers in the world.

"When the horse is dead, dismount." ~ Dakota saying

On the occasion of what appears could be a case of Christian terrorism, wherein Bruce pleads with some Christians to stop it. S-t-o-p, new word, I-t. Stop it. Power substations shot out in North Carolina...a drag show..."they're coming for your children!"...a former U.S. Army PSYOP officer. This one is juicy!

What if time is not as linear as we think?

Bruce talks about the admonition from grumpy Christians to "put the Christ back in Christmas," and offers a bit of a different take.

Are churches still needed? Bruce makes a pitch for why the answer might be...yes.

Bruce clarifies some ideas from S1 | Ep24 and suggests the possibility of "evidence-based" Christianity.

A key quote included in this episode: