{"id":3856,"date":"2026-04-30T11:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/?page_id=3856"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:01:15","slug":"book-from-then-to-now-gods-providence-in-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/ru\/book-from-then-to-now-gods-providence-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Book &#8220;From \u2018Then\u2019 to \u2018Now\u2019: God\u2019s Providence in Action&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3856\" class=\"elementor elementor-3856\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5d6d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd5d6d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b9cf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85b9cf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf8735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bf8735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">From \u2018Then\u2019 to \u2018Now\u2019: God\u2019s Providence in Action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d27b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d27b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Story of God and People on a Journey from Creation to Theosis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bad88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33bad88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the full story of salvation and your place in it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0f1dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee0f1dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17802c8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17802c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/flip-book-excerpts\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Sample<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79922b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79922b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Available in Paperback \u2022 Hardcover \u2022 Kindle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ba000 e-con-full 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God&#039;s Providence&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-1x1-1.png.webp 1000w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-1x1-1-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-1x1-1-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-1x1-1-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-1x1-1-12x12.png.webp 12w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-1x1-1-600x600.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-1x1-1-50x50.png.webp 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b5849e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b5849e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a15e3a5\" data-id=\"a15e3a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107edd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"107edd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch: The Story You Want to Know in Full<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a2d517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a2d517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe world is not an accident.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your life is not an accident. Creation itself is an act of divine love \u2014\u00a0and it has a purpose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452b0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"452b0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/57aCilAy7nk&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ivanshandra.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/book-3-in-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:4053,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;From \\u2018Then\\u2019 to \\u2018Now\\u2019: God\\u2019s Providence in Action. The Story of God and People on a Journey from Creation to Theosis\\n&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/book-3-in-1.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video about From \u2018Then\u2019 to \u2018Now\u2019: God\u2019s Providence in Action. The Story of God and People on a Journey from Creation to Theosis\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-play\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M838 162C746 71 633 25 500 25 371 25 258 71 163 162 71 254 25 367 25 500 25 633 71 746 163 837 254 929 367 979 500 979 633 979 746 933 838 837 929 746 975 633 975 500 975 367 929 254 838 162M808 192C892 279 933 379 933 500 933 621 892 725 808 808 725 892 621 938 500 938 379 938 279 896 196 808 113 725 67 621 67 500 67 379 108 279 196 192 279 108 383 62 500 62 621 62 721 108 808 192M438 392V642L642 517 438 392Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84506e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84506e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b1dd5e\" data-id=\"4b1dd5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149ba7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"149ba7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faith today often feels fragmented.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb44736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb44736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people know parts of the story\u2014but struggle to see how it all connects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55f8c047 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55f8c047\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55c78529\" data-id=\"55c78529\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ceda733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ceda733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This book restores the full picture.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a1d63af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a1d63af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f602031\" data-id=\"f602031\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a04d8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"43a04d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3886\" alt=\"book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">What Went Wrong?<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The fall of Adam was not the collapse of God\u2019s plan. \n<p><b>Understand the unity of Scripture and Tradition.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cGod did not create the world to abandon it.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-568403f8\" data-id=\"568403f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55d50d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e55d50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/church.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3887\" alt=\"Church\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/church.png 300w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/church-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/church-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/church-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">What God Did<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Christ did not come merely to repair what was broken but to begin something entirely new.\n<p><b>Go beyond surface level explanations.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cProvidence is not a reaction \u2014 it is the foundation.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4acc90e3\" data-id=\"4acc90e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">A New Beginning<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">What was lost is not only recovered but fulfilled in a way greater than before.\n<p><b>Discover what your life is truly about and how it can be changed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cTo be human is to be called into communion.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b964de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b964de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5891834\" data-id=\"5891834\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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Ivan Shandra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr-Ivan-Shandra.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr-Ivan-Shandra-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr-Ivan-Shandra-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr-Ivan-Shandra-12x12.png.webp 12w, https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr-Ivan-Shandra-50x50.png.webp 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93fe1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93fe1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ivanshandra.com\/about-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">About the Author<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a6335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a6335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fr. 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