A Firm Foundation

Isaiah 28:16 on the Great Isaiah Scroll

“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 3:11

In 1917, the great architect Frank Lloyd Wright was given the challenge of building the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, one of the most earthquake-prone cities in the world. Wright’s investigation showed that a solid foundation could be “floated” on a sixty-foot layer of soft mud underlying the hotel, which would provide a…