They tithed their mint and rue and dill. They saw each little pinch of powdered herb as a step up the ladder. The Pharisees were climbing their way to heaven, and no renegade street preacher was going to say otherwise. They were offended when He insulted their good works, and they pressed him hard, provokingContinue reading “Climbing the Ladder”
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Loving Leviticus
Leviticus gets the short end of the stick. Pastors rarely exhort congregants to start their Bible reading in Leviticus. Adjectives for the book abound: boring, dense, antiquated, dull. To most, it is a list of rules for an ancient people who weren’t able to keep them. But David found treasure in the book of Leviticus.Continue reading “Loving Leviticus”
Sarah Dixon Young 