Gunpowder

 A gun wouldn't be a gun without that little explosive thing called gunpowder, formerly known as black powder.75 parts saltpeter with 15 parts charcoal and 10 parts sulfur was the original recipe found by the Chinese around AD. 850 (silk-road.com). This was used on the field of combat by the Chinese with minimal success and generally in crude form like simple grenades, land mines, etc. until the recipe was transferred over the Great Silk Road. The Muslims began to use it around AD. 1200. They accordingly invented cannons and the like and used them with some success. The Europeans also began to adopt gunpowder around this time. Most of these used cannons; some of these hand cannons, fore-runner to the modern gun. By AD 1350 weapons that used gunpowder were common in Europe.

Historical Day

Ignatius (Said this before he was killed as a martyr) 

“I thank The O Lord, that Thou hast vouchsafed thus to honor me. I am God’s grain, to be ground between the teeth of wild beasts, that I may become a holy loaf for the Lord.”

The Duke of Wellington was the greatest warrior ever. People say he defeated Napoleon brilliantly. No…. They had almost equal armies, and the French nearly won. Napoleon had even made a few bad mistakes, but still was winning. Wellington was saved by the Prussian’s timely arrival. 

Revival! (of a blog)

*Enters amid drum rolls*

Though some of you people might have wished it, no, I didn’t die. Neither malaria nor cold could do that. Anyway, I have come to revive my cold, poor blog.

Not much has been happening over here unfortunately. Our church has been having it’s twenty-first anniversary. My dad has gone to Uganda for a conference, and a trip to Ho might be upcoming. Also, the whole house has been periodically sick with a cold, and my mom got it twice. Not much else unless you want to hear the mundane details of school, school, and more school.

Of Solomon

My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee,so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding;yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasure, then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

As my dad says, whenever you see a conjunction, STOP. IF! Put on the brakes. So we will receive wisdom if we what? If we cry after her, mourn for her, go crazy searching for here (I don’t look for a hidden gift like a zombie with no brains left to eat). Only IF, we seek after wisdom like madmen will we find her. Just like trying to understand a difficult concept, we need to go after wisdom in the Bible and prayer with concentration. Go crazy gents.