OVERVIEW
You may have asked this question many times. Most people do, and the truth is we may never know. If you are facing this haunting question, we hope that the following Spiritual Formation e-Booklet will help. Read how others have dealt with tragedy, loss, and suffering while placing their hope in God. When it comes to matters of the heart staying true to the Father, despite the struggle, is what matters most.
Introduction: That Haunting Question
Facing tragedy with faith.
by Kelli Trujillo
Leader's Guide
How to use "Why Do Bad Things Happen?" for a group study.
Mourning a Miscarriage
When we lost our baby, I was haunted by the question why?
by Laura L. Mills
My New View of God
How devastating tragedy affected one man's relationship with God.
by Marshall Shelley
Can God Be Trusted?
What do God's promises of protection mean in the face of tragedy and suffering?
by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
Where is God When it Hurts?
A sermon given on the Virginia Tech campus two weeks after the shootings.
by Philip Yancey
How Could God Allow Katrina?
The problem of evil forcefully reasserts itself.
by Will Reaves
Finding Purpose in Pain
Evelyn Husband lost the love of her life in a national tragedy. Now she shares her message about God's healing hand.
by Corrie Cutrer
How Katrina Made Me Thankful
When the deadly hurricane tore me apart from my young son, I reached out to God like never before.
by Stacy Nolan as told to Berta Delgado-Young
A Good Cry
God can use anything we surrender to Him—even our tears.
by Liz Curtis Higgs
Books to help you further.
Total number of pages—50
