By Dan Hamilton Life is full of little indicators. When it comes to automobiles, brake lights or turn signal indicators on the car in front of us let us know the intentions of the other driver. Our own fuel gauge indicates the amount of gas in the tank. GPS units indicate our current location, when […]
By Dan Hamilton When you were a child in Sunday school, do you remember doing fun songs with motions? I recall some of the choruses required the girls to compete against the boys, where one group stood up and shouted out “Hallelujah” and the other “Praise ye the Lord.” Sometimes there were hand motions; with […]
By Dan Hamilton The origins of old sayings are often interesting. If several online sources are correct, the phrase “pass the buck” began with poker games about 150 years ago. Cheating was common in those games. Players made sure that no one person was allowed to be the dealer out of turn, so a knife […]
By Dan Hamilton Superstitions and good-luck charms come in a variety of disguises. We expect those who are outside the church to follow a few crazy superstitions. Don’t be surprised at nonbelievers kissing the dice before they’re rolled or not making a major decision on Friday the 13th. Although we hate to admit it, even […]
By Dan Hamilton Perhaps you grew up in a home where justice was swift and powerful. No matter which parent handled discipline problems in my home as a child, we never had to wait very long for justice to be served. Somehow the authorities in our household could get to the cause of the conflict […]
