purpose while respecting the suffering of the survivors. Bryan Wilkerson begins and ends with references to the film A River Runs Through It as he likens God’s ever-present purpose to the Montana River that serves as the film’s central figure. God’s purpose runs through the wilderness of our lives, and it can never be defeated. Wilkerson’s most intricate point is his comparison of reasons and purpose. “A reason for everything?” he muses. “I’m not so sure about that.” He will not glibly assure his