Christian views on Hell Archives

To Hell in a Handbasket

Posted by Grant Barrett on July 17, 2017 · Add Comment

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Origin of Hello

Posted by Grant Barrett on March 20, 2017 · Add Comment

The hell in hello has nothing to do with the Devil’s abode. The word is related to similar shouts of greeting, such as hallo or halloa. Several languages have similar exclamations, such as Swedish hej, which sounds like English hey. This is part of a complete episode.
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Raise Hell and Put a Chunk Under It

Posted by grantbarrett on May 6, 2016 · Add Comment

“Raise hell and put a chunk under it” is simply an intensified version of the phrase “raise hell,” meaning “to cause trouble” or “create a noisy disturbance.” This is part of a complete episode.
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Slushpile Hell Blog Letters

Posted by grantbarrett on October 19, 2013 · Add Comment

A query letter from SlushPile Hell, the blog of a curmudgeonly literary agent, reads, “Have you ever wished you had represented the author of the Holy Bible and placed it with a publisher?” Erm, sure. This is part of a complete episode.
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Hot as Flugens

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 30, 2012 · Add Comment

Squire in Murray, Kentucky, wonders about the expression hot as flugens, meaning “really hot.” The term flugens serves as an emphasizer or making money like flugens or ran like flugens or even cold as blue flugens. In the 1830s, many newspapers in the United States reprinted a story that defined flugens as “fire” or “kindling.” [...]
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