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Preaching
Cosmic Witness
Commentaries On Science/Technology Themes
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, was for its
generation a sign that the end of the world was near. But then so
were some of the books by the muckrakers at the turn of the
century. Changes in weather patterns and rising oceans are other
signs that we view with alarm. Some look upon any conflict in the
Middle East, like the recent Gulf War, as a potential Armageddon.
Christians may properly view such things as signs, not only
that Jesus will come again to judge the world, but also that he
generation a sign that the end of the world was near. But then so
were some of the books by the muckrakers at the turn of the
century. Changes in weather patterns and rising oceans are other
signs that we view with alarm. Some look upon any conflict in the
Middle East, like the recent Gulf War, as a potential Armageddon.
Christians may properly view such things as signs, not only
that Jesus will come again to judge the world, but also that he

