Location, Location, Location

Indescribable. Devastating. Unbelievable. If you have watched any news recently, you have likely heard these adjectives employed in attempt to capture the effect Hurricane Helene had on communities across the southeastern United States. Many prayed to be spared from the disaster, but the reality is that storms happen. Storms large and small are a fact of life – when they blow in, they can leave homes and communities, even entire regions destroyed and laid bare. What is true for the environment is also true for us personally. Following Jesus is not a strategy to escape the inevitable storms of life, but Jesus does offer us a place we can build that is guaranteed to hold up against the fiercest of hurricanes and the floods that are destined to come our way.