I am a baker. I absolutely love to be in the kitchen creating things, especially sweet things!

Over the years, as I’ve spent hours in the kitchen, I’ve learned a few things about cooking and baking. Salt is one of those things I have made errors on numerous times.

I halved a cookie recipe, but forgot to half the amount of salt, so we ended up with salted chocolate chip cookies. Similar to sea salt caramel cookies, right? Not so much. The extra salt was overwhelming!

Another time, I completely left the salt out of my chocolate chip cookie recipe which, to my surprise, was also not so good!

Salt is one of those spices that needs to be balanced. The right amount brings out the flavor of other things and adds just the right touch. However, too little or too much and suddenly the dish is not so tasty.

In Matthew 5:13-14, we are told that we are the salt and the light of the earth. Both salt and light are things that are necessary and are needed in balance. When we as Christians withdraw from the world and keep to ourselves, we have lost the ability to be salt and light, helping bring out good in society. However, through Christ, we can be the salt of the earth that brings about good.