massive Mr G.

Tomorrow, my Sunday School lesson is on David and Goliath.

So much fun right? Giant, slingshot, one of the all-time-hall-of-fame-heroes of the Bible, the little fella beating the huge behemoth of a man.

Good times.

It's interesting though, to see how huge Goliath was...

And there went a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span 1 Samuel 17:4 

Apparently, 6 cubits and a span equals 9 feet and 9 inches... which equals 297cm. I didn't quite fathom how big this was until I got out a tape measure. Even then, it didn't really hit me until I googled 'tallest man record' and I was introduced to Mr Robert Wadlow...

Yep, that's ol' Robbo. The tallest living male in medical history. Apparently his pituitary gland (which makes growth hormone) didn't really work properly and kept making him grow and grow and grow. Unfortunately, he (and others like him) didn't live very long and he died at the age of 22.

But he wasn't even as tall as Goliath!

Robert Wadlow was only 272cm! Goliath was still taller by like 25cm! A whole ruler length on top of Rob's head!

But the bottom line is, as tall as Goliath was, he was no match for our Almighty God and with one measly stone projected by a red-headed shepherd boy with a slingshot, the towering frame came tumbling down.

How great is our God?!

Explanation coming soon...

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a thousand pieces later...

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the daily walk

The daily walk continues and I'm currently on a rest day. Yesterday I finished Chapter 10 of Exodus which means I am a quarter of the way through Exodus!

Bible in a Year has been great so far. I was reminded of how much I loved the story of Joseph, the lessons I learnt from Genesis all those years ago in the DHW Bible study series, and am looking forward to continuing the story of Moses tomorrow.

BUT

What keeps looming over me is the inevitable cloud of falling behind or stopping my reading. In some ways it encourages me to keep trying to defy that cloud of failure - but then I am faced with a second cloud of obligation where I dutifully complete my reading  because I am supposed to and not because I want to spend time with God in His Word. The temptation of one is to submit to the other - I try to overcome the failure cloud by making sure I read every day, then I think 'am I doing this out of duty and not devotion?' and then I am tempted to not do it because it becomes seemingly contrived.

SO

What has helped me to find the right heart in doing the reading has been John Piper's IOUS.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness (Psalm 119:36)

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law (Psalm 119:18)

Unite my heart to fear thy name (Psalm 86:11b)

Satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days (Psalm 90:14)

The times when I have remembered to take time to get my heart right before reading, I am encouraged by what I read. Just makes me wonder, will this work when it comes to Leviticus?

Only time will tell. :)

vocab-boost

Reading the autobiography of CS Lewis at the moment and I am really enjoying it. The big words have continued to baffle me, which means it’s time for another instalment of the very vocabulous vocab-boost!

pique [peek]

to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.

obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uhs]

servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.

harangue [huh-rang]

any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.

surreptitious [sur-uhp-tish-uhs]

obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.

invectives [in-vek-tiv]

vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach. an insulting or abusive word or expression.

welter [wel-ter]

to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc. to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.

forsooth [fawr-sooth]

Archaic. (now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.

mercurial [mer-kyoor-ee-uhl]

changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.

heterodox [het-er-uh-doks]

not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, esp. in theology; unorthodox.

precocious [pri-koh-shuhs]

unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.

vapid [vap-id]

without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious: a vapid party; vapid conversation.

jocular [jok-yuh-ler]

given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.

Impressive list huh? Look, you’re welcome. I’m glad that you are clearly piqued about weltering in this new sea of words. You may think it vapid but forsooth, it is indeed a jocular attempt at helping you become more precocious in your speech – as is quite heterodox in today’s society.

three words

Fighting
Learning
Pursuit

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oh yeah...

HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody!

I would post a photo of the first sunset of 2011 in Perth (taken from King's Park) BUT my phone's SD card died and the photos died with it so please enjoy this random puppy picture instead