Upon discovering the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman in 1991, there was no denying that tattoos had been around for a long time. The
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“It Is Well With My Soul” – Horatio Spafford and a Christian family’s Job-like faith
By the Spring of 1871, a successful lawyer and senior partner in a large law firm Horatio Spafford had begun investing in real estate all
The Tradition of Marriage: Rings and Knots
As I was listening to my local radio station the other day, the song “Little Rock” by Reba McEntire came on. As Reba sang about
The Dog Days of Summer
Many of us use colloquial phrases without knowing their exact origin. For many years, I thought I knew what the dog days of summer meant.
It’s All in the Name: Adam
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,
Not Strictly for the Birds
I did a lot, and I do mean a lot, of writing about idioms and colloquial phrases. I never did think of researching the origin
The Pop Culture Kings present The Archives of Wisdom 