Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Loch Ness Monster

Job 41:31-33   “He [leviathan] makes the deep boil like a pot of ointment.  He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair.  On earth there is nothing like him, which is made without fear.”

What do the above verses mean to you?  These verses are talking about a "monster" in biblical times called the leviathan.  From these verses, we see that the leviathan is a "monster" that is often in the water.  Could this mean that the “Loch Ness Monster” in Loch Ness is real?  Let us look at some points presented in an article by Answers in Genesis about real life dinosaur tales:

In the film The Great Dinosaur Mystery [a movie by AIG], a number of dragon accounts are presented:

O       When Alexander the Great (c. 330 BC) and his soldiers marched into India, they found that the Indians worshiped huge hissing reptiles that they kept in caves.
O        England and several other cultures retain the story of St. George, who slew a dragon that lived in a cave.
O     China is renowned for its dragon stories, and dragons are prominent on Chinese pottery, embroidery, and carvings.

Petroglyphs (drawings carved on rock) of dinosaurlike creatures have also been found.
In summary, people down through the ages have been very familiar with dragons. The descriptions of these animals fit with what we know about dinosaurs.  The Bible mentions such creatures, even ones that lived in the sea and flew in the air.  There is a tremendous amount of other historical evidence that such creatures have lived beside people.

You can read the full article by Answers in Genesis here.

Most footage does not have enough evidence to prove that there is a "monster" in the Loch Ness.  Most videos of the "monster" are just really clever hoaxes planned out ahead of time.

Most people that hunt it are pretty superstitious and fearful of it, even though they have the tools they need to catch it; with advanced sonar and weapons.  These teams usually set out to find it and get "videos", but they don't pursue it, thus they don't get the evidence they need to prove that what they saw was real.

To prove my point, the picture below is of the many alleged shapes of the "Loch Ness Monster".

 The first sighting of the monster was in 1933.  Since then, many studies have been conducted on the lake, and "behold!" something was in the lake.  Some people believe that there is not one "monster" in the lake, but two.  They believe that this is the case because hardly any animal is known to live for more than 80 years!  Thus, there must have been at least two "monsters" in the lake.  This would also explain the numerous sightings of the monster in the past 80 years.

Or, the monster is now just a myth.

Thanks, wiki! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_ness_monster

Monday, March 21, 2011

Whatever happened to Wallace's sword?

For those of you who answered my poll: "Do you think that William Wallace's sword still exists?" with the answer "I don't know", you are correct.  As far as anyone can tell, nobody knows whether or not William Wallace's sword really does exist, though evidence towards it being around it favorable.

Wallace's six-pound sword has an interesting "alleged" history.  King James IV of Scotland paid 26 shillings to an armorer for "The binding of Wallace's sword with cords of silk" and providing it with "a new hilt and scabbard" in 1505.  Historians crow that this would have to be done, for after all, Wallace's sword was made with dried skin on the hilt and pommel.

Apart from that "evidence" there is some evidence that it was moved from Dumberton Castle to the Wallace monument in 1885.  It was later moved to the 2005 Tartan Day Celebration in New York City in 2005.  The sword in the picture above is most likely the one he might have used, because the metal it was made of is extremely strong. 

The evidence that I can find is in in favor of Wallace's sword being around, even though evidence for it is extremely hard to find.  For all we know, his sword might have been destroyed in the medieval times, for they had a practice that "a sword should not outlive its owner".





Thank you to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace_Sword --- And to BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/as/warsofindependence/info.shtml?loc=sword

Friday, March 18, 2011

A Match at AWANA

Wednesday evening I demonstrated fighting with swords at an AWANA talent night at our church with Greg Smoak, a friend. It was pretty fun fighting with swords in front of so many people.  Daniel popped up a picture of my blog on the huge screen, and I told people about the blog.  For all of you who may wonder about the competition, Greg Smoak is a valiant Knight who can really use a sword.

The effect on the picture to the right was achieved by using a white sheet, a desk lamp, and a small figurine.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

What makes a knight?

            What makes a knight?  A knight must be strong and courageous.  He must not fear or grow weary in sight of danger.  He must be smart and quick on his feet.  He must know that he is not fighting for his own calling, but he is fighting for a calling higher than he is.  He must be a role model.  He also must be chivalrous.  He must pass on his fathers’ legacy.  He must remember that he must not be judged by his clothing, but by his heart.  This is what makes a knight.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Me in costume

Below are some pictures of me in costume.

 
The whole costume besides the socks, shoes, belt, and DuckTape was made by my older sister.