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My grandpa was in Africa as a volunteer carpenter for a Lutheran mission. He went because he loved to hunt, and it was his dream to hunt big game in Kenya. One day on a hunt, he walked by a tree with a spitting cobra in it, lying in wait for prey. These cobras attack by spitting venom into the eyes of their potential prey to blind them.

Several years ago, a video went viral. Someone captured their dog trying to drink the shadow of running water on a brick wall. You can see the freeze frame from that video here. I chuckled along with millions of other viewers while watching what this dog kept trying to do.

I thought it was odd. “They are just trying to get attention…wanting to be noticed for being super spiritual." I was saved in a church where the format was less formal, but nobody ever raised their hands during worship or dared to show any emotion.

Climbing Mount Everest has a fascinating history. Until the mid-1990s, one-quarter of all people who attempted to reach the summit died in the process. Two years ago was the deadliest year for those making the attempt.