Bible

“Where is the newborn king of the Jews?”

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King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.Matthew 2: 2-3 Herod would surely have been offended when asked about another “King of the Jews”. He was, after all, the ‘King of the Jews.’ When he called a meeting of the priests and scribes, he might have hoped to expose … Read more

SALT

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“The salt of the earth.” This is how Jesus described his followers. He did not say: “Saffron. You are the saffron of the earth.” That would have been nice, to be thought of as rare and expensive. Instead he said they were as ordinary as salt – plain, almost colourless. Salt has taken on a … Read more