Does every economic downturn come from God?

On this edition of Ask the Theologian, Dr. Randy White questions this blogpost by Kevin DeYoung on The Gospel Coalition website. DeYoung is a proponent of the idea that, “Every economic downturn, every phone call in the middle of the night, every oncology report has been sent to us from the God who sees all things….” So, the Providence of God is the topic of discussion for the first half of our program.  On the second half of the program, we consider a question about Romans 8:19 and the “Children of God.” Who are these “children?"To submit your question for a future program, call toll-free, 1-855-437-9448 and press option 2 to leave a recorded question![fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes” overflow=“visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=“1_1” background_position=“left top” background_color=“” border_size=“” border_color=“” border_style=“solid” spacing=“yes” background_image=“” background_repeat=“no-repeat” padding=“” margin_top=“0px” margin_bottom=“0px” class=“” id=“” animation_type=“” animation_speed=“0.3” animation_direction=“left” hide_on_mobile=“no” center_content=“no” min_height=“none”][s3bubbleAudioSingle bucket=“AskTheTheologian” track=“Radio+Version%2F022214+Does+Every+Economic+Downturn+Come+from+God.mp3”][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]