I found this on a calendar I use that has various pieces of history trivia.“In the 19th century, the British Royal Navy attempted to dispel the superstition that Friday is an unlucky day to embark on a ship. The keel of a new ship was laid on a Friday, she was named H.M.S. Friday, commanded by a Captain Friday, and finally went to sea on a Friday. Neither the ship nor her crew were ever heard of again.”
WOW! Makes you think twice about Friday the 13th doesn’t it. Even the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had an article about it. It is a myth!
1 Timothy 4:7, “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.”
Hardly a week goes by before a friend sends me a recently discovered truth or an historical fact that has been suppressed by the media. Both ancient and modern cultures have been fascinated with superstitions. Paul exhorts Timothy to “keep on refusing to get sucked into superstitious beliefs. Instead of the quick to believe syndrome we need to be good “Bereans” (Acts 17:11) and check out the facts. When Paul instructs his young friend to “train” himself in godliness, he uses a verb with athletic overtones. In fact “train” comes from the “gymnaze” were we get our English word “gymnasium.”
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