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.

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The Bulletin

Midwest Primaries, Taiwan’s Ukraine Lessons, and Abortion Pill Case

Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Indiana and Ohio hold primaries, Trump travels to Beijing, and the Supreme Court considers the abortion pill.

Review

The Lies—and Truths—That Keep Some Black People Out of Church

A California pastor’s book confronts the painful parts of Christian history but points to the healing power of the gospel.

Review

Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence for Heaven?

Three theology books on the afterlife.

Thrifting to the Glory of God

Ann Byle

Shopping secondhand and donating our own items echoes Jesus’ renewal of discarded lives.

‘No-Kids Zones’ Abound in South Korea. But Kids Aren’t Pests.

Ahrum Yoo

In a country with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, children are seen as a nuisance. But they are a blessing that can pierce the idols of efficiency.

News

Sudan’s Civil War Destroyed Hospitals and Churches

Emmanuel Nwachukwu in Khartoum

Local doctors and Christians are trying to rebuild lives in the capital city.

News

Iran Tensions Threaten Kenya’s Largest Export Industry: Tea

Moses Wasamu

Christian farmers struggle to avoid bankruptcy.

Q&A: Douglas McKelvey on Gen Z’s Lack of Rites of Passage

The Rabbit Room’s newest prayer book urges readers to join God’s mission in young adulthood.

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