Wonder on the Web

Links to amazing stuff

Desktop Tourism

One of the seven wonders of the world can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your desktop. Check out the Google maps photo tour of the great pyramids. To gather the images, Google had team members wear "Trekkers" instead of backpacks during hikes. After ten days, Google compiled the images into panoramas.

We don’t know which is more amazing: the pyramids or the fact that we can view them like this.

How Do Flocks of Birds Stick Together?

It is a wondrous thing to behold, from the leisurely flight of geese to the mad, darting movement of starlings. If you haven’t the time to read this article in full, do look at the pictures.

When Cars Drive in the Cloud

It has been said that the Internet connects people like never before. Apparently it will likewise connect cars.

Unconditional Means Unconditional

As we close this edition, we listen in on a conversation that took place in prison, when an inmate finally got what it means to be a Christian—and the man ministering to him did as well.

—The Editors

Also in this issue

The Trinity as an ecosystem and tapestry; a Kierkegaard excerpt; thoughts on grace; the glory of cathedrals.

Our Latest

The Complicated Legacy of Jesse Jackson

Six Christian leaders reflect on the civil rights giant’s triumphs and tragedies.

News

The Churches That Fought for Due Process

An Ecuadorian immigrant with legal status fell into a detention “black hole.” Church leaders across the country tried to pull him out.

The Bulletin

AI Predictions, Climate Policy Rollback, and Obama’s Belief in Aliens

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The future of artificial intelligence, Trump repeals landmark climate finding, and the existence of aliens.

Troubling Moral Issues in 1973

CT condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade and questioned the seriousness of Watergate.

Ben Sasse and a Dying Breed of Politician

The former senator is battling cancer. Losing him would be one more sign that a certain kind of conservatism—and a certain kind of politics—is disappearing.

Died: Ron Kenoly, ‘Ancient of Days’ Singer and Worship Leader

Kenoly fused global sounds with contemporary worship music, inspiring decades of praise.

Review

MercyMe Holds On to a Hit in ‘I Can Only Imagine 2’

The contemporary Christian film sequel explores life after writing a megahit, asking whether hardship can bear good fruit.

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