How Can God Allow Suffering?
The existence of evil and suffering in the world is perhaps the most common objection to belief in God. If God is both good and…
Taking your Suffering to God
Dr John Dickson considers the approach to the problem of pain adopted by a number of different worldviews. Although the Bible does not…
Suffering: If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world?
When there is so much evil and suffering all around us, how can we believe God is good?
Evil and God: Reflections of a Former Atheist
The existence of evil seems to challenge the idea of an all-powerful God of love. Here is one person's account of grappling with this…
Stephen Fry and God
Ian Paul responds to Stephen Fry's comments on what he would say to God.
The Problem of Evil
'Epicurus's old questions are yet unanswered. Is he willing to prevent evil, but not able? then he is impotent. Is he able, but not…
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…
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…
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…