THE CONNECTION

The grand canyon, just living up to its name, is a testament to
continuing change on planet Earth.

As you may have noticed, I have divided this site into two primary parts. One side has an emphasis on natural history: the other, conservation. You may have asked yourself what the connection is between earth history and conservation. What does earth history have to do with conservation? They seem to be two unrelated aspects of the natural world. What’s the connection?

For starters, our world is not a static one. If you’ve read my NATURAL HISTORY page (and I encourage you to), you will have learnt that the world has always been changing since the sin of Adam. Geography and climate have fluctuated to extremes in the past. Once our world was one super continent called Pangaea. Now it is broken up, and the geological upheaval and violence that ensued scarred earths surface up to the modern day. The Grand Canyon, Himalayan Mountains, Rift Valley, and other magnificent geological structures are direct result of Earth’s unrest after the global flood.

The climate was also drastically effected. The high percentage of moisture trapped in the atmosphere after the global flood caused the glacial poles to grow and an Ice Age ensued. Species rapidly changed to suit the new environment but it wouldn’t last forever. With the end of the Ice Age, came the end for countless species of specially adapted plants and animals. Keeping this constant change in mind, we have a better understanding of present changes in climate. Extinction is a normal part of the function of the cursed world.

Also, the ultimate plan of God is one of change. Not only will he make a final change to this world, restoring all things to perfection, but he desires to change the souls of men, so they to can be perfect and dwell there eternally.