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When we think about faith, resiliency and natural disasters, we can approach that question from a micro, mezzo or macro perspective.

When the only source of income for you and your family can so quickly and unexpectedly be swept away by nature, what do you do about that?

How is our picture of God be shaped by our encounter with the natural world, its rhythms and its drama?

In 2010 when a 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti, I found myself glued to the TV like the rest of America watching the images come through and the death toll rise.

When a natural disaster happens, is it God’s will? If God is in total control of our world, how could it not be?

Recovery is a state of mind, as well as a physical state of being.  That’s because an emergency always leaves a trail of experiences that never completely is gone.

"Faith, Resiliency and Natural Disasters" is a very fruitful topic that can go many different ways. However, when I mention it I get replies that addressed only one aspect: Is the disaster the result of God wanting to punish those experiencing it?