Cornerstone
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. (Psalm 127:1) If you want to build a house, where do you begin? This fascinated me, and frankly would have terrified me, had I not hired expert builders to execute the design drawn by the architect. They […]
There’s a place for you
“That house is new, but it looks like it’s been there all along,” we observe on our way by. That lot has been vacant for some time, but now it has a house on it. And it’s a beauty! Fits right in with the other houses on the street — quiet, residential, tasteful, landscaped, cared […]
Diversity doesn’t diminish, it stabilizes
“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.” ~ […]
Reconstruction Zone
Building from the ground uP is beautiful. Neat. Clean. Polished. Precise. But Remodeling from the inside OUT is messy. Ripping. Rending. Gashes. Holes. Cover it over with shiny granite, sparkling porcelain, brushed nickel, stainless steel. Impregnable, in its newness. No one will ever see what’s under the remodeling. Thank God only Me and Thee have seen […]
Is wall maintenance worth the cost?
It takes a lot of energy to maintain a barricade. You’ve got to keep reinforcing the mortar, keep patching the holes, keep building it higher and deeper and wider. Maybe if you camouflage it with some greenery and shrubs, people won’t notice it and they’ll stop trying to get through it. Maybe they’ll leave you […]
