Planet in Distress

The Economist has an excellent article out (paywall) about floods and storms altering the perceptions of Americans toward climate change.  The seesaw of flooding and drought that is increasingly more prevalent in the US and in the world is redefining what “normal” is.  Certainly anyone who is, say, 40, and can remember when our climate did […]

As humans, we live at the top of the planet’s food chain.  We control the earth, bending it to our will, and using advanced agricultural techniques to force a robust harvest of food for our species.  In doing this, we don’t think much about the welfare of the planet’s vast population of insects, birds, or other vertebrates and invertebrates.   […]

Have you ever wondered how some things in prophecy could possibly be fulfilled? What chain of events would be required to take us from where we are now to where we are prophesied to be? Take some of the scenes painted in Matthew 24 and Luke 21, for instance. Taken together they paint a picture […]

More than once I have written about an impending production of a TV series featuring the Planet In Distress message and more then once I have experienced the chagrin and frustration of that effort being confounded.  This was particularly true when readers of this blog helped financially support the attempt to put this message on […]

This post is about the big things.  The Big Framework.  The Big Trends.  The Big Problems that are developing all over the world and why they are unstoppable.  Lets start with the Big Framework. The earth was created in perfection.  Every earth system (atmospheric, oceanic, climate, etc.) intermeshed perfectly with the others.  Life did not […]

How much do bees cost human society?  It is an important question.  Bees provide a profound service to humans – they pollinate flowers and therefore are directly responsible for a significant amount of food production around the world.  While performing this service, they also produce honey, a very significant benefit to humans.  Wild bees cost […]

Some leaders build walls.  Some leaders knock down walls.  And sometimes a leader does both at the same time.  The National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC today was a memorable event.  It was, for instance, the first time a president used the event to mock his enemies and to curse.  The breakfast is usually a […]