During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus compared the disciples to salt.  This sermon discusses various positive functions of salt – its importance in maintaining life, the preservation and seasoning of food, and in facilitating healing.  It also has been used to represent close friendships.  Salt was used to represent sacrifice.  However, Jesus also warned the disciples that salt can also a kill all life around it.  As we allow the Holy Spirit to lead our lives, let us be the ‘salt of the earth’ for the benefit of the human family.

David Dobson

Pastor, United Church of God

David Dobson pastors United Church of God congregations in Anchorage and Soldotna, Alaska. He and his wife Denise are both graduates of Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas. They have three grown children, two grandsons and one granddaughter. Denise has worked as an elementary school teacher and a family law firm office manager. David was ordained into the ministry in 1978. He also serves as the Philippines international senior pastor.