The Slow Fuse of a Patient God
In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra had been rumbling for months. Small eruptions. Columns of steam....
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Nahum 1:3.
In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra had been rumbling for months. Small eruptions. Columns of steam. The local fishermen noted the warming waters and shrugged. They had seen tremors before. But beneath the surface, pressure was building with terrifying patience. When Krakatoa finally erupted on August 27, the explosion was heard nearly three thousand miles away in Rodrigues Island.…
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