God and Sandy

(Editor’s Note: This blog originally released in 2012. We thought it was appropriate to share again, following the devastation in Oklahoma.)

It has been deemed the most destructive storm, hitting the most densely populated areas of our country, in decades. At the time of this writing, over fifty deaths have been reported. Damage is estimated to be in the $20 billion range. Over 8 million have been without power in 17 states.

So where was God?

Some would say this proves there isn’t a God, or at least a loving, benevolent God. If there was, He would have intervened. So either He wouldn’t (a bad God) or He couldn’t (a weak God).

Others, with equal determination, claim that this is just another example of God’s sovereignty. There was a Sandy because God wanted there to be a Sandy. So take that, New Jersey.

A CNN survey of social media found four main themes running through our cultural psyche: “God Bless,” “Thank God,” “God’s Wrath,” and “God Does Not Exist.”

So who is right?

The only way to answer that is to go back to the very beginning of our existence.

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You know how to swim.  You know how to ride a bike.  Do you know how to Bible?  As in, "How do I believe the Bible?", "How do I read the Bible?", "How do I interpret the Bible?," and "How do I apply the Bible?"  These are often the most common questions about the Bible, but ones were often timid to ask.

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