Beside the Brook

About the Book

About the Author

About the Author Rev. Dr. Virginia Franklin Davis was born in Marion, South Carolina, to the late Mr. Lotto Franklin and Mrs. Lizzie McDonald Franklin. Rev. Davis is the third of eight children. She received her high school education from Marion County Training School of Marion; a bachelor’s degree from Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina; a master’s degree in theology with emphasis on Christian education; and a doctorate in Christian education from Cathedral Bible College of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She also attended South Carolina State University of Columbia, South Carolina, and Francis Marion College of Florence, South Carolina. The South Carolina State Department of Education certified Rev. Davis in elementary education, special education, exceptional children, and history and social studies. She is also certified by the South Carolina Case Managers of the Chronic Mentally Ill. Reverend Davis is licensed and ordained from Driskell Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dublin, Georgia. She has three children, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. She has published two books, This Boat Is Too Small and The Door Is Open. Rev. Davis has a radio program, which is heard on WJAY every Sunday afternoons for the last nineteen years. Rev. Davis has retired from the public school system and currently resides in Marion County, South Carolina, where she is the primary caregiver for her 101-year-old mother.