kings

There are two words in Turkish that begin with k that could be used to describe this blip. "Kar" means snow. "Kara" means black and was also the nickname of the guy on the horse in the picture. His name is "Osman Gazi", and is the founder and first ruler of the Ottoman Empire.

At Christmas we have other kings (or Magi as it has in the Greek) from the East who come to worship king Jesus. This is the best kind of earthly ruler or king; the one who as it says in Psalm 2, "kisses the Son", who loves Him, puts him first. The sad thing is that few do in our often 'kara' world...