Dickens.

Rochester holds a festival called the Dickens festival it is held on the first week of June.

How many of us have heard the story of Oliver Twist "Please Sir may I have more?" those words stuck and engraved in our heads of a little lad asking for more food.

How about A Christmas Carol which has even been immortalized by Disney with Jim Carrey playing Scrooge himself.

A Christmas carol has so reached many generations, making many of us think about where our lives are, where they have been and where they are going. Some perhaps go a step further and like Scrooge choose to change their lives.

Charles was born on February 7th 1812 in Lanport, Portsmouth.

This man's work still read to young and old and taught in schools.

Before I mention the festival that celebrates his work.

I dare you to think how this one man's writings could change your life if you let him.

Dickens is very similar to C.S. Lewis in a certain way he chose a character and in my eyes allows us to question ourselves and where we are going.

Two great writers who are still read today.

It's amazing how if you write about the truth it can change lives from generation to generation.

Just read the Bible.

So these next few blogs are going to be about Dickens and also the festival held in Rochester, Kent.

Hold on tight it will be a time of looking back and just seeing like Scrooge how far we have come and how far we have to go.

Please have a cup of tea with me today.

There's always room for one more.