Resources by Topic: Suffering and Evil

Randy Alcorn spoke on God bringing good out of hard circumstances at the Linger Conference held at Watermark Church in Dallas, Texas, on February 13-14, 2015. 

“Whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he” (Proverbs 16:20). This is why I can be happy in Jesus tonight even though my favorite team lost the Super Bowl in the final moments. :)

It was announced late Sunday afternoon that on Saturday, 29-year-old terminally ill Brittany Maynard chose to end her life under Oregon’s physician assisted suicide law.

C. S. Lewis, in The Great Divorce, wrote that “both good and evil, when they are full grown, become retrospective… Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.”

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he explains what to say to someone whose faith is being shaken through suffering.

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he talks about learning in different kinds of suffering. 

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he explains that Jesus promises us we'll have trials when we're on this earth. 

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he explains how to talk to someone who is questioning God in their own suffering.

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he explains the different between evil and suffering.  

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he talks about where the safest place to be in trials is.  

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he shares why he researched and wrote on the topic of suffering and evil.

In July 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Susie Larson on My Faith Radio on the subject of evil and suffering and his book If God Is Good. In this clip, he talks about how he prepared for and dealt with unjust circumstances in his life. 

Listen to Randy's 36-minute radio interview with My Faith Radio, recorded in July, 2014.  Randy shares what he’s learned about suffering and trusting in God in the valleys of life.

Question from a reader: If God created all things, then doesn’t that mean he created evil? Isaiah 45:7 “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”