What previously had been a somewhat strange charge by Jesus to be “salty” became a source of inspiration for Christian life and mission. When I read Jesus’ words-“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?”- I decided to look into what Jesus’ original audience might have understood about salt when Jesus taught them to be “the salt of the earth.” When I discovered that salt was used as a fertilizer in Palestine, it permanently changed how I viewed the command to love my neighbor. As a consequence, I learned the Bible with the sciences in mind-which has been a continual source of insight into my reading of Scripture.įor example, I was recently doing some research for a lecture on Luke 14:34–35. Initially, I had enrolled in college with the intention of becoming a physician, but after a spiritual awakening during my senior year, I made a decision to attend seminary instead of medical school. It was a great job, but I was far too extroverted to enjoy a career in a lab. My first job after graduating from Clemson University was as a quality control chemist at a small pharmaceutical company in Atlanta.
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