Life feels impossible, practically undoable, for so many. From hurricanes and extreme loss to failing relationships and financial stress. All around us, we see so much suffering. And we have so many ...

For a few weeks as a novice I was a chaplain in a gray jail for kids. I think of it as gray because the boys wore gray sweats and the walls were cinderblock and the air was dead and the quiet ...

Why does an all loving God allow evil and suffering in the world? The theodicy isn’t just a problem for popes and theologians—at some point in any believers life it’s a question that seizes and stops ...

Have you ever asked, “Where is God when I hurt?” or “If God is good, how can he allow so much pain and suffering?” Most people have. Of course, those questions are just a part of the larger ...

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” –2 Corinthians 4:17 Seventeen years ago, my wife, Christine, and I went through one of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Is it wrong to ask why God allows bad things to happen? It’s an age-old question that a lot of religious people find to be inappropriate. In fact, that’s just one of many questions ...

In the aftermath of the tragic shooting at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, led by Pastor Joel Osteen, it is only natural for us to question why God allows such horrific things to happen on earth.

If there is a God, why does He or She allow suffering? Good question! It is one with which all believers wrestle, and the short answer is that I do not know, at least not fully. The question is based ...

After recent shootings in Indianapolis, Chicago and Minneapolis, it’s natural to wonder why a sovereign God allows suffering. Ground yourself in these Bible-based truths Billy Graham once shared. On ...

One of the strongest objections to believe in the Judeo-Christian God has to do with the amount and types of suffering and evil that exist in our world. Philosophers and theologians refer to this as ...