“Although in one sense a belief in meticulous providence—that nothing happens apart from what God has planned, intended, and willed for the good of us, others, and indeed, all creation—is comforting, this view encounters serious difficulties when we think about… — Bruce R. Reichenbach Copy Share Image
“We might put our point this way: to say that God has purposes and plans for his creation says nothing about their scope. Does… — Bruce R. Reichenbach Copy Share
“Although “providence” literally means “to foresee,” as applied theologically to God it refers more broadly to God’s active loving care for, beneficial actions on… — Bruce R. Reichenbach Copy Share
“Although in one sense a belief in meticulous providence—that nothing happens apart from what God has planned, intended, and willed for the good of… — Bruce R. Reichenbach Copy Share
“Scripture repeatedly recounts the intentional actions of the providential God. The” — Bruce R. Reichenbach Copy Share
“In short, not only is it difficult to believe in meticulous providence in the face of this evil, it demeans the sufferers themselves to… — Bruce R. Reichenbach Copy Share
“One has to be careful, however, to discern how much one can generalize from these particular cases of individual callings to the claim that… — Bruce R. Reichenbach Copy Share