… 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 […]

“Why does God allow evil?”……Answer: With people thinking about the September 11 terrorist attacks on the tenth anniversary of the horrific event, many are again asking the age-old question: “Why does God allow evil?” The Bible describes God as holy (Isaiah 6:3), righteous (Psalm 7:11), just (Deuteronomy 32:4), and sovereign (Daniel 4:17-25). These attributes tell […]

Why oes God let random shootings, fatal accidents, and other horrible things occur? Since we believe that God is the author of this planet and is sovereign over it, it’s inevitable that we ask where he is when these terrible things take place. I think the Bible answers that over and over again from different […]

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 […]