7 Aug, 2009
What's In A Name?
Arkansas Mother Sells Naming Rights of Unborn Son on eBay
What's in a name? For an expectant mom who's down on her luck, hopefully $25,000 or more.
An Arkansas woman is offering the opportunity to name her seventh child to the highest bidder, starting at $150. The unemployed mother of six has posted an auction on eBay in hopes that she will receive enough money to buy a "trustworthy" car and to relieve her sister's burden of supporting her cash-strapped family.
Lavonne Drummond, 36, of Smackover, Ark., a "super small town" in the southern part of the state, says the idea to hawk the first name of her second son "just came to me" while she was thinking of ways out of her economic nightmare.
"It sounds really crazy but I thought maybe there's someone out there who could help me out with a good name," Drummond told FOXNews.com. "I'm running out of names."
Drummond — whose six children are 19, 16, 14, 3, 2 and 1 — said the proposal hasn't exactly struck friends and relatives as a savvy financial move. And her husband, Richard, a Navy sailor stationed in Virginia, doesn't even know about it yet.
"I didn't really ask their opinion, but last night I did get some feedback and it was not good," she said. "It's put a little rift in the family right now. They don't think it's a good idea. They think it makes us vulnerable."
Drummond's son is due on Sept. 16. With four days remaining in the eBay auction, no bids had been received as of Wednesday. But she's confident bids will start coming in soon. Whatever name the top bidder chooses, Drummond said she'll honor the request and even allow that individual to visit with the child.
"I would follow through with the name, but I'm putting my trust out there," she said. "They're helping me out here in two situations — helping a family in need and coming up with a name for my beautiful baby boy."
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35The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" 37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39He said to them, "Come and you will see." So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). 42He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter).
What's in a name? It's apparent that God would say "a lot!" Throughout God's Story we find God changing the name of people. Today we read about Simon becoming Peter. Why? Here's what the Life Application Study Bible has to say about that ...
Jesus saw not only who Simon was, but who he would become. That is why he gave him a new name - Cephas in Aramaic, Peter in Greek (the name means "a rock"). Peter is not presented as rock-solid throughout the Gospels, but he became a solid rock in the days of the early church, as we learn in the book of Acts. By giving Simon a new name, Jesus introduced a change in character.
If that same thing were to happen to you, what name would God choose for you? What does He see you becoming? What do you see yourself becoming in your relationship with God?
How can we connect today's God's Story scripture to our lives?
- Ask your parents why they chose the name you have? Ask them what other names they considered?
- Have you ever wondered what your name means? Do some research this weekend to find out.
- Look through God's Story this weekend and find people who either had their name changed or God gave the parents the name before the child was born.
- Thank God for seeing you for who you are becoming more than who you are today.
- When you talk with your friends be intentional about using their names in the conversation.
- Ask a friend how important a name can be to someone?
- Ask a friend with whom you have been sharing God's Story what name they think God would choose for them today. Ask them what name they think God would choose for who they are becoming.
- Share some stories from God's Story with them about how God chose and changed names.
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