Providence: God in Control
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Perhaps you or someone you know has experienced loss of a loved one in an accident—in what appears to be a random event. When accidents happen, we search for causes and meaning, hoping that it was not all for nothing. How do we make sense out of what appears to be random and meaningless? Dr. Sproul will teach here that although we do not understand everything, there is nothing in the Providence of God that is without cause and purpose.
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R.C. Sproul
Dr. R.C. Sproul was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., and first president of Reformation Bible College. He was author of more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God.