We need to see that we all build on something. In the parable, Jesus contrasts two builders, one who builds on the rock and one who builds on the sand. It may seem obvious, but those are the only two options given, because when it comes to our deeply held beliefs, everyone builds on something.
Speaker/Author: Rev Pete Nicholas
This Missional Moment
If you think of a jar of pebbles being shaken, the shaking unsettles the status quo. It creates space, at least for a time, until things settle again. Similarly, when we are shaken there’s a kind of metaphysical space, a shaking up of ideas and deeply-held desires. I think we are seeing this all around us in this cultural moment, post-pandemic, but also in the midst of the shaking of the other major cultural events we have experienced, people are reevaluating where they live, how they work, and their relationships.
