Even as a child, I remember being intrigued by the parable Jesus tells at the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount. In his sermon, Jesus talks about two ways and two endings to human life as represented by two gates in verses 13, 14 of Matthew 7, and the two fruits in verses 15-20. Jesus concludes his sermon by speaking of the two foundations constructed by the two builders. One of those builders was wise and other, Jesus says, was foolish.

Now, what stands out in my mind in this story is the fact that both houses received the same violent forces from nature. The high floods, the strong winds, and the movement of the earth around each house were the same for both. The difference between standing in the face of diversity and pressure from situations and falling down and being swept away,

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