… Where is God in the midst of a tragedy? Where can we find inner strength to cope with fears, tragedy, disaster and sadness? What exactly can we count on God for? To what degree can we rely on God to be with us? Is He really someone we can turn to at all…in times […]

“Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?”……This is one of the most difficult questions in all of theology. God is eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. Why should human beings (not eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, or omnipotent) expect to be able to fully understand God's ways? The book of Job deals […]

Doesn’t evil and sufferingprove that God doesn’t care? “How can I believe in God when there is so many things that are going wrong in the world and it is obvious that he doesn’t care?” Things going wrong in the world in no way prove that God doesn’t care. We live in a world where […]

I feel abandoned in my trial. Why does God seem so distant when I need Him most? Psalms 88:6Psalms 22:1Matthew 27:461 Peter 1:3-7…You’re troubled, so you pray.…You’re distressed, so you cry for God to bring you quick relief. …But all you hear in reply is silence–a silence so deafening it drowns out every thought but […]

“Why are there times when God seems silent / absent in a believer’s life?”……Answer: In answering this question, one is reminded of Elijah and his flight from Jezebel. Elijah was a man of God whom God used to do some mighty things. However, when word reached him that Jezebel had threatened his life, he ran […]

“Where is God now? Where is God when it hurts?”……The Bible teaches that God reigns over the nations from His holy throne in heaven (Psalm 47:8Isaiah 6:1, 66:1Hebrews 4:16). Even though we know that God's presence is in some sense uniquely in heaven, the teachings of Scripture also make it clear that God is omnipresent […]

Enigmas Why Evil and Suffering? How can we face terrorism or other personal tragedy? We battle anxiety, anger, sadness. Is God there? What exactly can we count on God for? …Email article to a friend…Download PDF version To what degree can we rely on God to be with us? Is He really someone we can […]