Why do we love a good ghost story? From creaking floorboards and haunted houses to Disney's Haunted Mansion, tales of things that go bump in the night have fascinated us for generations.

In this episode of The Caravan Moves On, Chris explores our enduring fascination with ghost stories, shares a few personal reflections, and considers what these tales reveal about memory, mystery, and our desire to believe there's more to this world than meets the eye.

After all, some stories stay with us long after the lights go out.

What makes a place home? After twenty-six years in Opelika, Alabama, Chris and his wife begin a new chapter on the Gulf Coast—only to find themselves evacuating for a hurricane just three weeks later. An unexpected train whistle stirs memories of the place they left behind and raises a deeper question about familiarity, belonging, and our longing for a permanent home. A personal reflection on the places we love, the memories we carry, and the hope of a home that lasts forever.

Why We Need Old Books. Old books do more than preserve the past—they challenge our assumptions, deepen our understanding of human nature, and draw us into conversation with generations beyond our own. In this episode, Chris Duncan reflects on C. S. Lewis’s warning against “chronological snobbery” and the wisdom of Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren’s How to Read a Book. Along the way, he considers how reading voices from another age can make us wiser, humbler, and less captive to the assumptions of our own moment.