Transformational Suffering and The Karate Kid
How can we be transformed through suffering? Surprisingly, the eighties cult film The Karate Kid offers some insights. If you're unfamiliar…
The One Big Question: the God of love in a world of suffering
"For as long as I can remember, suffering has been the major block to belief," says Bishop Michael Baughen. He speaks here about his new…
Job and the Problem of Evil
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the Texas A&M University in February 2005, Professor Eleonore Stump considers how a 'second…
"God can’t possibly exist given the evil in the world!"
“Can God exist?” We often ask this question as we look at the suffering and pain around us, and the question that is really on…
Why Does God Allow Suffering and Evil?
This is the first of two talks given by Andrew Wilson at Grace Church, Chichester. He uses five stories from the Bible to illustrate his…
Since Evil Exists, How Can I Believe in a Loving God?
The events of this past week leave us all numbed and confused as the appalling pictures from Haiti are beamed into our homes. This poor…
Sermons on Job
A series of sermons by Rev Melvin Tinker considering what we can learn about suffering from the book of Job.
Powerless and Uncaring: A loving God & so much suffering?
We all know there's lots of suffering in the world. If there is a God why doesn't he do anything about it? Doesn't he care? Or is he…
Why Natural Disasters?
2011 Earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan... 2011 Earthquakes in New Zealand... 2011 Flooding in Queensland, Australia... 2010 Earthquake in…