{"id":26494,"date":"2024-02-14T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=26494"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:25:41","slug":"where-is-god-in-the-genocide-ssl-296","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/where-is-god-in-the-genocide-ssl-296\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is God in the Genocide? [SSL 296]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>The Doors to the Sea<\/strong><\/em> was written by David Bentley Hart after the horrific Indonesian tsunami in 2004. Today I&#8217;ll be interacting with a portion of it that explains ideas of Providence, Evil, and God&#8217;s will, better than anything I&#8217;ve come across.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please, find the <a href=\"http:\/\/Once you listen, visit the companion page for part 2: https:\/\/sparkmymuse.substack.com\/publish\/post\/14161660\">c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sparkmymuse.substack.com\/publish\/post\/141616600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ompanion page<\/a> (PART 2) for the article link, the book link, more on the author, and my personal reflections. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?podcast_id=130926724&amp;media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FWhereIsGodinGenocidePROVIDENCEssl_296_mixdown.mp3\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/WhereIsGodinGenocidePROVIDENCEssl_296_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=26494-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/WhereIsGodinGenocidePROVIDENCEssl_296_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WhereIsGodinGenocidePROVIDENCEssl_296_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 16:11 &#8212; 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