How do you explain it?
Serendipity? Luck? or Providence?
A Christian view of life begins with Who is in charge of life.
“Luck” is not personal nor powerful. “Providence” is both.
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I will take Providence over luck any day.
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from Comenius (here). Mark is President of The Comenius Institute (website). Dr. Eckel spends time with Christian young people in public university (1 minute video), hosts a weekly radio program with diverse groups of guests (1 minute video), and interprets culture from a Christian vantage point (1 minute video). Consider becoming a Comenius patron (here).
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FULL TEXT:
“Random” is not a word that best describes it. Sitting in a large room with hundreds of students is not a situation where one has much control. Seats are open or they are not. Variables for me include: where is the closest outlet (they are few and far between where I congregate). Where is the table full of people who study or talk? If the table is full of a certain age, ethnicity, gender, or fill-in-the-blank how will my invasion of their space be interpreted?
This particular day – as they all are – I would describe as “providential.” I was checking off all the boxes I just described. Sovereign plans moved me to sit near Katie. After a few moments it became clear that she is a Christian. Our conversation continued in a fuller form. We engaged subjects in ways only Christians do. It is not simply about verbiage we use, it is our mindset, our responses to situations, our approach to life which is so different from others.
Providence again: I was with a student who is considering a post in the FBI. Katie worked in military intelligence during her Army service. Her intersection with my student friend was exciting to overhear. Katie then introduced us to Lincoln, another Christian, who is Katie’s study-buddy. The conversations lasted an hour – without human plan or intention. I shake my head at the movements of The Spirit a thorough surprise in all the ways I discover it, a hidden mystery to all the Providential providences occurring all around me.
The true four letter word for Christians must be “luck.” Luck is impersonal, impotent, nonexistent. “Providence” means God personally oversees and plans all events. No. Seat choices in the world are not random, chaotic, nor lucky. For the Christian, the correct word is “Providential.”
For Truth in Two, this is Dr. Mark Eckel, president of the Comenius Institute, personally seeking truth wherever it’s found.