"This is not a simple faith, but one version of the Christian tradition that has developed over the course of centuries. In this view of the world, all things are divinely superintended. It’s not merely that God gives Gabby Douglas the victory; it’s that God gives Gabby Douglas life, the breath in her lungs, the lungs to breathe it with, the talent in her body and soul, the strength in her spirit, the family that supports and inspires her, the opportunity to compete on the highest level, and then (when God gives it) the victory."

Read more: Timothy Dalrymple, Philsophical Fragments, Patheos