The Builders

forlorn spires
weep,
monuments
broken
brittle
solitary…

What Is Your Faith Built On?

Faith is the foundation of Christianity—faith in Jesus Christ and Jesus alone. Jesus is the cornerstone of that foundation. Without Him, our faith is worthless. In Matthew, Jesus describes two types of builders:

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV)

The wise builder built his faith on Jesus, while the foolish builder did not. I think most people recognize this truth when they read this passage. However, we cannot ignore that Jesus prefaced this parable by referencing the preceding passage. Hence, the “therefore.”

What’s this “therefore” referring to?

Did Job Pray to Angels?

I began my daily devotional reading today with Job, and right off the bat, something strange caught my attention:

All of ‘This’ Before Church?

Something I appreciate about Scripture is the perspective it gives me. Of the sixty-six books we call the Bible, nothing is quite like Job for helping someone regain perspective.

I was reading Job today and couldn’t help but laugh at myself.

It all began last week when I subscribed to Walmart+…