Moreover the Dog

When I was in high school, our youth group had a competition: Find the most unusual name in the Bible.

You can imagine the entries: Mephibosheth, Abimelech, etc.

B's husband (before he was her husband) won the competition with the name "Moreover."

It's from Luke 16:21, speaking about a poor man named Lazarus.  The verse in the NKJV goes, "Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores."

We didn't realise that it was dogs plural - we all thought it was "Moreover the dog" which is of course, a pretty awesome name.

And now, every time I hear the word "moreover," I think of old Moreover the Dog.

I think that if I ever got another dog (perish the thought,) I would have to call him "Moreover."

"Morrie" for short.

Thanks for listening.