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On Providence & Practical Deism

I once heard the phrase “practical Deist.” The Deist God winds up the universe and then it’s hands off and he doesn’t intervene. As a result of the modern ethos (i.e., assumptions about empiricism and progress), the average Westerner seems to default to a kind of uncritical practical deism. This shapes more of us than we might think. I find myself praying but not really expecting God to intervene. When I suddenly perceive the unmistakable hand o…
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The Living Church broke the news in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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