Earthquakes
There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven . (Luke 21:11) When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior…Do not be afraid, for I am with you. (Is. 43: 2-3, 5) My wife has the Weather Channel on speed dial on our remote. She knows more about the origin of a cyclone than I do about the Oxford comma. Her interest in natural disasters comes from her insatiable scientific curiosity— not from some warped need to view nature’s cruel aftermaths. It’s an endearing oddity. Being an English teacher, I missed out on the scientific genome. I only see metaphorical disasters. I am not so much interested in an earthquake’s epicenter or the speed of a tsunami wave, as I am interested