The head of a large real estate company kept a small sign above his desk that read, "I'm the Boss." One of his salesman taped a note to the sign that read, "Your wife called, she wants her sign back!"

Old shoes tied to the back bumper of a car signify that the couple inside have just gotten married. Where did this custom come from? In days of yore, historians tell us, the bride's father gave the bride's old shoes to her new husband as a sign that he, the groom, was now responsible for her. In some cases the groom then hit his bride on the head with a shoe to make sure she understood. I am not advising that couples nowadays revive that custom. I am simply reporting a historical fact. (1)

Pharisees came to test Jesus. They began by asking him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce his …