{"id":252,"date":"2018-02-07T17:21:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T23:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/andrewfarley\/?p=252"},"modified":"2018-02-07T17:21:10","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T23:21:10","slug":"when-disaster-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/andrewfarley\/2018\/02\/when-disaster-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"When Disaster Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Katrina. Harvey. Irma. Maria.
\n9\/11. Car bombs. Mass shootings.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s natural disasters or terrorism or other heinous acts, painful events occur every single day in this world.<\/p>\n

Is God somehow involved in these? If He is not the cause, then where is He in the midst of them? And what is His heart in these matters?<\/strong><\/p>\n

These were Cheryl\u2019s questions, and I address them in this short video clip.<\/p>\n

I hope this is an encouragement to you today in the midst of all that is going on in our world.<\/p>\n

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