I have been asked this question more times than I could count. I've asked it myself numerous times. And the reality is I don't necessarily have a satisfying answer.
I've idealized every stage of my life. Idealization is like that...all pomp and circumstance but lacking suffering and consequence. Ideas are great, but life is real.
Why? That was the only question on my mind. I cried with my friend. Grasped for any solace I might offer, but in those moments words seem inadequate.
There have been other circumstances that have caused me to question, lean into, and wrestle with God's definition of good. It is a real question to which the answer has deeply impactful consequences. Life is full of unexpected difficulties, ones far greater than a broken down car or dishwasher. It is in those moments we often ask the questions, "Is God For Us?".
Suffering and evil--why does it exist? More importantly, how do we account for it as believers, people who say there is an all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing God? The problem of suffering and evil is one of, if not, the largest problems... Continue Reading →
Preacher on the Run... 