To test the stability of two houses engineers simulated a category three hurricane by using powerful fans that produced winds gusts of mph for ten minutes The first house was built according to a non-hurricane building code and the other was put together with a reinforced roof and floors The first house shook and eventually collapsed but the second house survived with only a few cosmetic damages One of the engineers summarized the study by asking Which house would you rather be living in Concluding His teaching on values of kingdom living Jesus said ldquo Everyone who hears these words [... more]

GUESTS BRUCE and MARY JANE WHEATON parents of host David WheatonWisdom is thinking and living according to God's will and ways Foolishness is the opposite thinking and living as if God doesn't exist and that we aren't accountable to Him The Bible often contrasts wisdom and foolishness In fact Jesus concluded His most well-known message the Sermon on the Mount with this exhortation Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds [... more]

Towering dunes along the north shore of Silver Lake put nearby homes at risk of sinking into shifting sands Though residents have tried moving mounds of sand in efforts to protect their homes they have watched helplessly as well-built houses were buried right before their eyes As a local sheriff oversaw the cleanup of a recently destroyed cottage he affirmed the process couldn rsquo t be opposed or prevented No matter how hard homeowners try to avoid the dangers of these unsteady embankments the dunes simply cannot provide a strong foundational support Jesus knew the futility of building a house [... more]