In Word and Deed

Jesus said we were to have an effect on the world. He even called us the “salt of the earth” in Matthew 5.13. You can’t disguise the presence or lack of salt in any food. Meat cooked without it is bland. But with a touch of salt, the flavors burst onto the palate. Like salt [...]

Why Do We Call Today Good Friday?

Don’t you find it strange to call the crucifixion of Christ “Good”? Why would we call the memorial of the tragic death of anyone, good? Some Etymologists say the word good at one time meant  holy, so it would mean Holy Friday. Some say  because of the similarity of the two words “God” and ‘good” [...]