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Monuments of Human Pride
Do You Have a Tower of Babel? I recently reread the story of the Tower of Babel. The people wanted to build something to show the world their importance and to be in control. Genesis 11:4 says, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world” (NLT). Their actions were rebelling against God’s will. To keep their pride from destroying them, God confused their communication with different languages. I have not traveled extensively, but the few times I have traveled or engaged with others whose native language is…