Emphasis Preaching Journal
When I was growing up...
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When I was growing up, my grandmother had a favorite expression when referring to
things that cost what she considered an exorbitant amount of money. She would say that
they cost "a king's ransom." The term means a large treasure and might have derived
from the amount needed to ransom a captured king. At any rate, it is more than the
average person has.
