In If God Is Good, Randy Alcorn goes where only brave men tread. With trademark humility and with a gentle, pastoral tone, he offers encouragement to those who suffer, wisdom to those who have not yet faced suffering, and a firm challenge to the skeptic. He shows that faith in the promises of God and better, faith in God himself, is what will sustain the Christian through suffering and evil. This book offers a depth and a pastoral quality that set it apart. I give it my highest recommendation. — Tim Challies, www.challies.com, www.discerningreader.com

Questioning God's concern when tragedy happens is a normal human reaction and understandable passage of grief (just as I did when my brother Wieland was killed in 1970 in the Vietnam War). If you feel stuck in your personal pain, I would encourage you to read my friend Randy Alcorn's book If God is Good—a genuinely encouraging reading that embraces struggle and offers real answers that help. — Chuck Norris, Actor and Author

I am so grateful that another new generation of readers will now, with If God is Good, glean a clearer understanding of the relationship between God and the suffering He permits. We will certainly be recommending it to the many families affected by disability we reach through our ministry. — Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder of Joni & Friends,  www.joniandfriends.org, Author of When God Weeps

The next generation is fortunate to stand on the shoulders of men like Randy Alcorn, who addresses life’s biggest questions with biblical wisdom and a pastor’s heart.  Firmly grounded on the rock of Scripture, If God Is Good provides young and old with a solid place to stand amidst life's biggest storms. Future generations will count us blessed to have read this book hot off the press. — Brett & Alex Harris, Authors of Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations and Founders of The Rebelution: www.therebelution.com

If God is Good is biblical, thorough, clear, humble, confident, honoring to God in Christ, and extremely valuable to strengthen our faith in God’s goodness, without pretending to erase the mystery of finite creatures with fallen flesh living by faith in a fallen world.
    While the book is comprehensive, it is arranged according to key questions, so the reader can hop around. Once you start doing that, you’ll be hooked to read the rest.
    This book focuses us on our faith relationship to God in Christ, instead of simply seeking philosophical or apologetic answers—though those are gained while we focus on the greatness and goodness of God. — Larry Gadbaugh, CEO Portland Pregnancy Resource Centers

When I pick up a book by Randy Alcorn, I know I’m about to be better educated, highly challenged, or richly rewarded—or, more likely, all three. Whether he’s crafting a riveting novel or articulating an in-depth look at the truths of the Christian faith, Alcorn is one of this generation’s premier Christian wordsmiths.
    If God is Good is insightful, incisive, and instructive. Recognizing the value of story and anecdote, Alcorn uses them as devices to bridge the mental gap we often have between concrete and abstract.
    He helps us grasp truth by illustrating it with real struggles of real people. It’s this human element that Alcorn uses to make this book so strong, so captivating, so practical for all of us who have been devastated by loss, pain, or evil. — Randall Murphree, editor, AFA Journal

I can’t put down If God is Good. I can’t think of a book I’ve enjoyed reading more. It’s phenomenal! — Keith Krell, Pastor

With over one million abortions each year, pro-lifers are keenly aware of evil and suffering in the world. Randy has tremendous insight and help for anyone who is struggling with the question of "why?" I found this book to be spiritually helpful and very encouraging. — Gayle Atteberry, Executive Director, Oregon Right to Life