We may be getting some interesting weather tomorrow and Friday. Hurricane Earl is heading towards our general vicinity. Lord willing, he will not make landfall on the North Carolina or Virginia coast. However, our governor has already declared a state of emergency due to potential coastal flooding. Our last hurricane was Isabel in 2003, which was a Category 1 when it made landfall. We were in the process of moving and were without power for 2-1/2 weeks. Thankfully our old house and our new house survived the storm, but there was major damage throughout Virginia. My daughter asked if I would survive a hurricane better as a Calvinist. I was not reformed in 2003 so I did not have the best grasp of the sovereignty of God. I did not exhibit a very good testimony of contentment with His providence nor was I in a very gracious frame when a nearby tennis club had their power restored before we did. But God is sovereign and controls the hurricane for His...