Charles Spurgeon was one of the great preachers of the nineteenth century, and like many leading Evangelicals of that time, he had no problem with the idea of an old Earth. Today's Pyromaniac's blog has an excerpt from Spurgeon's book The Greatest Fight in the World. In this short section, Spurgeon attacks the scientists who …
Month: January 2009
Global Accessibility
Here's a map from the European Commission and the World Bank showing travel time to major cities (this is, cities with at least 50,000) people. The bright areas can be reached from cities in just a few hours of transit; the dark areas take days to reach. The lines in the oceans designate shipping lane …
Happy New Year with a Bonhoeffer quote
A Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote: I believe that God can and will bring good out of evil, even out of the greatest evil. For that purpose, he needs men who make the best use of everything. I got this from the Internet Monk, who adds these comments: By all reports, Bonhoeffer made the best use of …