The oyster shell has no inherent beauty, but when an irritant settles into its flesh, it produces a beautiful pearl. Discover how the parable of the pearl in the book of Matthew relates to the kingdom of heaven in Inside the Ugly Oyster.
In the New Testament, the apostle Peter is given a vision of a sheet descending from heaven filled with all the unclean animals (insert Hoopoe). God tells him, "Take and eat." Peter is aghast.
