Shalom Mateys

At the breakfast table this morning the boys were having a heated debate about who first sailed the seven seas. I don't even know if an explorer ever sailed all seven seas; everything I know about ocean exploration comes from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

But Sam swore he knew, and that the explorer's name started with a J.

"Could it be Magellan?" I asked him.

"Christopher Columbus!" Jake yelled.

"No, it was Jesus. Jesus was the first to sail the seven seas."

Somewhere between Sunday school, Vacation Bible School and third grade Sam has created a story about Jesus and his merry band of disciples, sailing the seven seas and walking on water.