A substitute at my niece's school had the gall to pronounce that Katrina was God's judgment on New Orleans, which naturally raised a lot of questions for her. I wish she could have heard Lance Ward's message on Sunday: What Would Jesus Say to Katrina? When Jesus walked on this earth, He actually discussed a parallel situation. Apparently a tower had fallen and killed eighteen people, and the people wondered if those who died were unrighteous. Not the case, Jesus said.

Lance noted that, among other things, when God is doing judgment, nobody survives (think Sodom and Noah's flood). If you have about five minutes (DSL) to upload the message, Katrina response, it answers those who think like that substitute teacher.

I heard on the news yesterday that some within radical Islam (not most Muslims, just an extreme wing) are also saying Katrina happened because of God's judgment. So my question for them is this: If we are to see a hurricane/levee break in New Orleans as God's judgment on America, how are we to interpet the tsunami of the century that originated near "the gateway to Mecca"?