The Cracked Acorn: The Bible

The story is about a young man preparing for a long trip. He told his friend, “ I am just about packed; I only have to put in: a guide book, a mirror, a microscope, a lamp, a telescope, a volume of fine poetry, a few biographies, a package of old letters, a book of songs, a sword, a hammer, and a set of books I’ve been studying.”

“But you can’t get all that in your bag!” said his friend.

“Oh, yes, I can,” he replied, “It doesn’t take much room!” and with that, he placed his Bible in the corner of his suitcase and closed the lid. (told by Ernie Ford)

The preceding echoes the verse of 2 Timothy 2:15

(Work hard to present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker who does not need to be ashamed and correctly explains the word of truth.) NLT

We all want to successfully get through this life to our goal, which is heaven. I

n 1871*, JESUS, SAVIOR, PILOT ME- a well-known and sung from about all the hymnals that appeared in print. The author, Edward Hopper, had a small church near the New York harbor and met the spiritual needs of sailors going to and from their ships. Based on Matthew 8:23-27, he wrote of “tempestuous seas, of chart and compass, and boisterous waves” that obeyed God, who said, “Fear not, I will pilot thee.” Those who knew Edward Hopper kindly accredited him with this – “Happy is the man who can produce one song which the world will keep on singing after its author shall have passed away.”

(*1871 was a year that the German Empire was born, North Carolina was the first state to impeach and remove its governor, the Franco-Prussian war ended, the first photographs of Yellowstone National Park were taken, 33 whaling ships were caught in the ice, and abandoned off the north coast of Alaska, Orville Wright was born and Charles Babbage – credited with the origin of today’s computers, died.)

“Eternal Father, Strong to Save, Master the Tempest is Raging, Let the Lower Lights Be Burning, Throw Out The Lifeline, There Is A Sea, and Wonderful Grace Of Jesus” are a few of the songs that mention the seas or oceans and its perils, all written in an era when families suffered tragic events that were connected with the unknown of the deep and might sea.

“What is a pirate’s favorite kind of cookie? ”
“Ships ahoy”

“Why do pirates have both ears pierced? ”
“It only costs them a buccaneer!”

Pirates were the first to insulate their ships!
They did it for the “RRRR” value.