No, I’m not talking about those oversized Bibles that used to be found on every pulpit in America. No, I guess, those went out of style when pulpits began to disappear and preachers started walking all over the place while preaching.
Nor am I speaking about granddma’s Large Print Bible.
What I have in mind is what parts of your Bible are used and what parts are not.
“How can I tell?”
Easy to do—but not so easy to describe.
“Why not?”
Because we all know what the “spine” of a book is; but whad’ja call the opposite part? You know, the part that you flip with your fingers? For the sake of a better term, let’s call it the “anti-spine.” OK?
We’ll, here’s how you can tell—If you’ve had your Bible for any length of time (and, of course, have used it), you’ll notice that there are places on the anti-spine that are dirtier than others. If . . . What? What did you say?
No. I’m not insinuating anything about whether or not you wash you hands before eating—or reading.
But, as I was saying, here’s the rule: the dirtier a part of the anti-spine, the likelihood that’s
