Severe isn't a word normally associated with a cold. Severe is for weather or third-degree burns. . . No one responds 'severe' when someone asks how her cold is. In fact, nine out of ten Americans respond to 'How's your cold' with 'It sucks. ' So there should be an It Sucks cold formula.
I find the evidence for the deity of Jesus and the reliability of the Bible to be powerful and persuasive, and that evidence has only gotten stronger over the years.