Window on the World - London Burning

Dr. Ryken discusses the recent London Bomb that occurred during a time when his son was visiting that city. He relates the need for prayer and faith in the sovereignty of God as a parent.

Excerpt: 'Now any time your child leaves the house—even if it’s only for a few minutes—you never know what will happen to them when they are gone. So parenting requires a daily exercise of faith in the sovereignty of God. Every day we place our children in the hands of our heavenly Father, who loves them infinitely more than we do.

Needless to say, we often prayed for Josh while he was gone, especially for his safety. But little did we know how important those prayers would turn out to be. For July 7 was the day that four nearly simultaneous suicide bomb attacks in central London killed more than fifty people, wounded hundreds more, and brought the city to an almost complete standstill.'

The Window on the World is our weekly opportunity to examine our culture from the vantage point of biblical Christianity.

Many of these are now published in 'My Father's World: Meditations on Christianity and Culture', 2002, and 'He Speaks to Me Everywhere', 2004, both by Philip Graham Ryken, P&R Publishing.

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