Funny word of knowledge

Recently I had a funny spiritual shopping experience.  I was in a famous discount variety store, and as I walked through the kitchenware section (on my way elsewhere) a picture of these great snack and desert bowls we used to have flashed into my mind.  We had a bunch of these given to us at our wedding, and all but one broke five years ago when a kitchen shelf collapsed and most things on it were smashed (it was quite dramatic!).  I have looked for them ever since, but with no luck.

But when I walked ten feet further, there were two of them just sitting there on the shelf.  I scooped them up, and gave glory to God.   God can lead you shopping after all!  Was this a word of knowledge?

Favorite thing in London

Several people have asked me about what I liked best on our trip to London and its surroundings.  Kew Gardens, Stonehenge, and the British Museum were all most impressive.  But my favorite will surprise you.

The British Library has a room of historic books and writings of all sorts (Gutenberg Bible, Beatles original songs, Shakespeare's plays, etc.)  But the most valuable is the Codex Sinaiticus.  This is a 4th century manuscript of the Bible, one of the two oldest, most famous, and original in the world (Codex Vaticanus is in Rome).  The story of its discovery is worthy of an Indiana Jones movie (check out the story on wikipedia). But it was an amazing experience to be inches away (it is is an alarmed glass case) from maybe the oldest copy of the Bible in the world.  I stood in front of it and just gazed at it for a long time.  It is written in capital Greek letters, mostly without word breaks, just continuous letters.  I was able to read a few words from it.

God's word is an incredibly powerful thing.