Big is relative to your perspective. Thus the importance of exercising our access to the mind of Christ in the midst of our turmoil. ch:
(1Cor2:16)
Friends Are Like Blocks
20 Jul ’11 By 14 Comments
In sailing, a captain and crew rely heavily on the use of blocks, known to landlubbers as pulleys. The mechanical advantage generated by a block allows an exponentially greater amount of work to be done, especially when sheeting-in (or pulling in) massive sails which can harness enough wind power to pull a multi-ton boat through the water at speed.
Without blocks, a sailor would be holding the full weight of a wind-laden sail in his hands. It would rip his arms off if he didn’t fly off the deck first.
It’s no wonder we were never meant to go through life alone, nor were we designed to work alone. Chose your friends carefully; they’re the best blocks you’ll ever have. ch:
Boats, boats, boats!
30 Jul ’09 By 4 Comments
I’ve spent the week down here in Annapolis, MD, and my, what a week it’s been! Racing sail boats, touring the UK Sailmakers sail loft, and trecking across the historic United States Naval Academy. My poor iPhone has had quite the work out (and still going strong). One of the trip’s highlights was pulling my great-grandafther’s file at the Naval Academy, Commander Charles Talley Blackburn, commanding officer of the USS Beale, and awarded the Navy Cross by the President for getting the first German U-Boat to surrender during WWI. It was quite moving to touch his signature on many of the documents they had on file. The photo above is from the Naval Academy’s historic shipyard model collection. Bon voyage! ch: