I read a quirky little item sometime back. It seems that the Main Library at the University of Indiana sinks over an inch every year. It seems that when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. And so the library is sinking. Obviously some heavy reading takes place at the University of Indiana.

It is a foolish person who does not take into account both the weight of a structure, and its contents, as well as the foundation on which it will stand before beginning construction.

On more than one occasion Jesus used the example of constructing a building to make a serious point. Here’s what he had to say on this occasion: “Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his h…