God, Hurricanes, and Shootings

"God wasn't in this." Pastors and politicians make this assertion when something tragic and/or evil occurs. They suppose it is of great comfort to those who mourn to think that God had nothing to do with the loss they have suffered.

I would argue that it is actually a terrifying thought to suppose that God is unable, no matter how hard he tries or how much he loves us, to stop gulf coast hurricanes or campus killers.

Don over at Locusts and Wild Honey has a different, more biblical perspective on this topic. It is also worth noting that Don pastors a church in Mississippi that was destroyed by Katrina.