That's the claim of Stanford University visiting scholar Michael Slepian. He recently said the best way to spot a good poker hand is to watch players' arms. A smooth "push" of chips at the table indicates a good hand -- the smoother, the better.
But we see a problem with this reasoning. Plenty of players don't simply push their chips. They toss them in, or pound a big stack on the table like they're dropping a hammer on a nail. And in some tournaments, simply saying "all in" is enough to constitute a push - so how do you read arms then?
There's only one real occasion when we think someone's arms reveal their intentions....
He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me." - Mark 9:36-37
Jesus had open arms, when it came to children. It's an example He repeated in Mark 10:16. The common picture of Jesus's death (disputed by some) shows Him with arms extended on a cross -- as if He's reaching out to everyone.
As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will rule over you with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and outpoured wrath. I will bring you from the nations and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered - with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath. - Ezekiel 20:33-34
God's arm is open -- not to push poker chips in, but to help pull you out of your problems and rule over your life. No arms are more trustworthy. Will you accept them?
