Where Was God When the Tsunami Struck?
McGeown addresses the theological question of God's sovereignty in natural disasters, arguing that Christians must recognize God's providential governance over creation rather than attributing calamities to impersonal natural forces. The article critiques church leaders for denying God's active involvement in world events and calls believers to respond with repentance and worship rather than complaint, grounding the discussion in Reformed doctrine and Scripture.
Martyn McGeown “Come behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth” (Ps. 46:8). In a day when men’s hearts are “failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth” (Luke 21:26), many in the church world look to their leaders for guidance. Sadly, they have by their recent comments proved yet again that they are “blind leaders of the blind.” When people ask, “Where was God when the tsunami struck South East Asia?” the proper...