Emphasis Preaching Journal
Number one
Commentary
North Americans seem infatuated with being number one. The rage is most evident at athletic events where fans raise their index finger pointing up, a practice exaggerated even more by those foam rubber hands with the gigantic finger! We want our team to be number one, and, when it is, we feel somehow that we ourselves are also number one in importance. The transference of honor from our athletic team to ourselves is a fascinating phenomenon. We need a number one, and it is preferable that it be us.
