Evil: The Rock of Atheism?
German playwright Georg Buchner has called the problem of evil "the rock of atheism," the proof that the God of the Bible doesn't exist. You and your children are confronted daily not only with the reality of evil and suffering, but also with questions about God's culpability and His sovereignty.

Unpacking the Problem of Evil and Suffering
In fact, one of the most significant tests of any worldview is how it unpacks the problem of evil and suffering. Because so few of us adults know how to think Biblically about this, our children fare even worse.

A Biblical Perspective
If God Is Good, Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil, takes an in-depth look at one of the most misunderstood tenets of the Christian walk. With riveting true stories of suffering, Randy Alcorn skillfully walks the reader through a consideration of what the Bible teaches concerning this difficult topic.

A Gospel Saturated Answer
Our family has benefited greatly by reading If God Is Good as part of our family devotions. How about your family? Are they regularly being taught a gospel-saturated answer to the reason for evil? Do they see suffering as a providential, sanctifying affliction? If not, you have the moral task of making sure your children can face this topic with a ferocious boldness, knowing that, as Joni Eareckson Tada says in If God is Good, "God permits what he hates to achieve what He loves."