There is a note circulating on Facebook, in which friends ask one another to list twenty-five random things about themselves. I have been “tagged” with these notes. And I have enjoyed reading them. But I had no intention of writing a list myself. But without much deliberation, I opened a new Word document and began to type. Soon a list emerged. Here are twenty-five random things about me: 1.    H.B. is not my initials. That’s my name. For real. My name is H.B. Charles Jr. It’s on my birth certificate, driver’s license, and everything else. My father did it to...

After church this morning, my little sister, Donetta, informed me that portions of the Kidsongs Videos we did as children are on YouTube. One of my father's pastoral assistants helped to open this door for us when we were kids. We were able to participate in "A Day at Old McDonald's Farm." My "feature" song is about 4:30 minutes into this clip. I "starred" in "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." And about 6:30 minutes into the clip, you can catch a brief glimpse of me "pop-locking." And with all due respect and humility, I am still waiting on my...