Jim Denison | Courtesy of Jim Denison
An apartment building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed last Thursday. The death toll has risen to five as of this writing; 156 people remain unaccounted for. President Biden has approved an emergency declaration and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts. Viewing the pictures makes the tragedy even more real.
When I first heard the news, I was shocked by such a horrible tragedy. Itâs difficult to imagine what it would be like for the building where you live suddenly to collapse around you.
However, I was not surprised. We live in a fallen world where pandemics strike and heat waves are a reality. We know that bad things often happen to good people.