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Then they said, Come, we will build for ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and we will make a name for ourselves (v 4). They say history repeats itself, and that those who don’t learn from it are doomed to repeat it. In which case today we have a great example of how the human race never learns from it. Our Old Testament reading for this Day of Pentecost recounts the story of the Tower of Babel. This ancient story is a contemporary story. It’s a 6,000-year-old story that is just as relevant today as it was when it actually happened. It shows us how history continues to repeat itself. We will make a name for ourselves. The ancients said it first, and we’re still telling ourselves this.  If you remember, it wasn’t long after the Great Flood that our ancient fathers said this. Genesis 11 recounts how Noah’s sons followed their hearts, taking their own path into the world in their own search of greener pastures. They quickly began moving away from God, who had ...