In the Third Episode of Barnabas' Adventures, Barnabas learns the value of being a giver instead of a taker. Barnabas discovers what it means to be filled with Joy, The joy of Christmas. In "Barnabas Discovers Christmas Joy", Barnabas learns the value of investing in others and Barnabas experienced how understanding what Christmas is about can set the stage for a life of giving and a life of happiness. Happiness is a choice and giving is the choice that brings happiness and Joy. About the Author: A native of South Carolina, Harold Michael Phillips is a graduate of Mid-Continent University in Mayfield Kentucky as well as Covington Theological Seminary, Rossville Georgia with a Masters in Religious Education and a Doctors Degree in Theology. He is presently the Senior Pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Port Deposit Maryland and has been since 1990. He is a recipient of the Salt and Light Award in 2003, given by D. James Kennedy and Coral Ridge Ministries and an honorary Doctors of Divinity Degree from Mid-Continent University. Dr. Phillips has been married to his wife, Corkie, for 43 years, and has five children and fourteen grandchildren. He also has five horses, a dachshund named Bella and, yes, a donkey named Barnabas.