June 2015
By Seth Halpern / Editor The new movie “San Andreas” is causing people especially in California think about “the big one” again. The earthquake to end all earthquakes- You know the one that’s been predicted every decade for a hundred years. The movie’s predecessor “Earthquake” came out in 1974 - more than 40 years ago! It was just one of a string of disaster movies. Cinematic special effects have improved exponentially since then, so this could be a fun film to see in theaters. Unfortunately, real major earthquakes like the ones that hit Nepal in recent months are another matter. Two quakes there have caused more than 8,500 deaths and immeasurable damage. Thoughts, prayers and volunteers throughout the
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globe have rushed to their plight. Living through the devastation is unimaginable even if Hollywood attempts to help us. Most of us on the west coast have been through some anxietyproducing moments of strong shakers. I still remember the 1989 quake that stopped the Bay Bridge World Series. Those are the kind that really shake us up (pun intended) and cause us to think about the possibility of
widespread destruction and personal loss. It really gets us all to thinking. Many wonder why a loving God would allow it to happen. After all, isn’t He in charge of everything? He certainly is. Then is it possible that He doesn’t care about us? He certainly does. There are no easy a n s w e r s to these questions, although some might say things like “He has a purpose for everything” or even “This is
“Most of us on the west coast have been through some anxiety-producing moments of strong shakers. I still remember the 1989 quake that stopped the Bay Bridge World Series”.
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His judgement on disobedience”. Those “easy answers” don’t seem to help us much. I don’t get into the arguments often because the truth is that this side of Heaven we really don’t know everything that God does or thinks. We are to simply trust Him. To bring this closer to home and from the theoretical to the real, there have been some recent quakes in the Napa area. My wife and I planned a few days in Napa about 9 months ago. With our bags packed and waiting to be placed in the car, I found out that there had been a sizeable earthquake there that morning and as you well know there was quite a bit of damage and injury. Fast forward to
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