Where is God When Things Go Wrong

Author John Blanchard ISBN 9781783971732 Pages 40 pages (A5 booklet) We live in what has been called a world with ragged edges. Earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, fires, famine and other natural disasters kill millions of people and injure countless others, sometimes wiping out huge numbers within a few hours. John Blanchard, in this booklet, addresses the question on the lips of many in the face of disasters, showing that actually God is in control.Every day, accidents claim an untold number of victims. Planes crash, trains are derailed, road vehicles collide, ships are lost at sea, buildings collapse, bridges give way, trees fall, machinery malfunctions. To make matters worse, disease cuts relentless swathes through humankind, causing immeasurable weakness, pain and fear, while man's inhumanity to man brings a terrible toll of suffering.Yet the Bible claims that God is in sole and sovereign control of everything that happens in the entire universe, that he works o