Life feels impossible, practically undoable, for so many. From hurricanes and extreme loss to failing relationships and financial stress. All around us, we see so much suffering. And we have so many ...

Q. I cannot understand why God allows so much suffering in the world. A loving father wouldn't allow his children to suffer. Yet God does nothing to help His children. One needs only to consider the ...

War, displacement, grinding poverty, injustice, sickness, death; human pain so often lead to the suspicion that God is punishing us” This coming Fourth ...

If there is a God, why does He or She allow suffering? Good question! It is one with which all believers wrestle, and the short answer is that I do not know, at least not fully. The question is based ...

The theodicy tangent to our series of stories on religious choice continues with several more eloquent emails from readers. To reader John, the problem of suffering leads him to think that “God is a ...

A question arises: if this is so, why do we see a despot giving trouble to his countrymen? Why is he not stopped by God — the Controller? The same question arises about a tsunami washing away innocent ...

One of the great mysteries to believers and nonbelievers is that of evil and suffering. If there is a God who is omnipotent and omniscient, how can he tolerate evil, injustice and the suffering of the ...

Saying God has a purpose for suffering neither negates divine sovereignty nor means the point of suffering is a lesson. A believer’s suffering is not meaningless. This is different from saying God has ...

When we hear the word preserver, we instinctively think of protection from pain. In Hindu philosophy, Lord Vishnu is described as the force that sustains the universe, maintains balance, and ...

The existence of evil and suffering in the world is a complex and far-reaching reality. Consequently, understanding God’s role in the existence of evil is critically important in helping us ...