By Alabama Public Radio
Snead, AL – Dale Lanier operates a BP gas station in Snead. That's in Blount County. He says he's found a way to get people to read and memorize Bible verses. If they walk into his store and recite the Bible passage he's selected, they get a free soft drink or a cup of coffee. Lanier says he's been doing this for the past six years. He says he gives away between two and 12 drinks a day. If you want a free drink this morning, this month's memory verse is Psalm 118, verse eight: "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man."