​​September 2017

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My son and I had an interesting conversation this week.  We were talking about David and Goliath.  David was a young small man and Goliath was a giant. David killed Goliath to everyone’s surprise.  The account is in the Bible – 1 Samuel 17:1-50.

We have known this account for years, but what stood out to us this time was this:  Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.  1 Samuel 17:36  

My son said he didn’t think there were bears in that country.  I didn’t know – so we looked it up on Wikipedia and found an article called Wildlife of Israel subheading Mammals.  It said …

By the beginning of the 20th century, the white oryx, the Syrian brown bear, the Asiatic lions, the Asiatic cheetah, and the Nile crocodile became extinct in the region.

Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Israel#Mammals

Upon further investigation, we found that the words above in the region meant that the animals are not totally extinct.

     Syrian Brown Bear

     Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_brown_bear

      Asiatic Lion

     Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_lion

This was an exciting discovery for us!  My son said, ‘How ironic is it that your atheist son helped you prove the bible right?’.  We both laughed. 

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A Day In My Life

January 2018

I read this today.  For the word of God is alive and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Hebrews 4:12

So what is a double-edged sword or a single-edged sword for that matter?

Single Edged Sword – sharp on one side

Double Edged Sword – sharp on both sides

Compare them – which is sharper?