Make a joyful noise
On 27 August 1883, the earth let out a noise louder than any it has made since. It was 10:02 AM on the island of Krakatoa. The erupting volcano was heard nearly 3,500 miles away in Mauritius. That’s like someone in New York hearing a noise coming from London, taking about four hours to cover that distance. A barometer in Batavia, 100 miles away, registered a spike in air pressure from which they calculated the sound at 188 decibels, an unimaginably loud noise, which ruptured the eardrums of sailors 40 miles away. The air pressure spike caused by the eruption was detected in weather stations of 50 cities, every 34 hours, for five days. This means that the sound waves circled the earth four times. But there is something that generates an impact that reverberates through this world, the spiritual realm, and the Universe: a joyful church. FROM PSALM 100: THREE WAYS EVERY CHURCH MUST WORSHIP God’s people are called to worship him… JOYFULLY Ps 100:1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all...