Theodicy – the question of God’s goodness in the face of our suffering.

Have you ever faced suffering and asked, “Why me, God?”  Have you ever wondered why an all-good, all-powerful, all-knowing God would allow our suffering? “If I suffer,” we think, “then either God is not all-powerful (and can’t stop it), or not all-knowing (and doesn’t know about it), or not all good (and doesn’t love me enough to help).”  I believe this comes not from a mystery of God’s character, but a misunderstanding of suffering. Read more