Resources by Topic: 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 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.”

Randy answers the question “How do you explain good and evil?” during an interview on Moody Radio in June, 2014, marking the paperback release of his If God Is Good book.

Randy answers the question “How do we reassure those who are suffering?” during an interview on Moody Radio in June, 2014, marking the paperback release of his If God Is Good book.

Listen to this interview Randy did with WordFM Radio, recorded on June 25, 2014. This 25-minute audio is on the topic "Faith in the Midst of Suffering", timed with the recent release of his book If God is Good in paperback.

Randy offers encouragement and Scripture for dying friends.

I pray that God would wrap His arms around you, comfort and encourage you, and do a work of grace.

You are very right about the extent of devastation brought on the entire earth due to the curse. The amount of pain in the world is terrifying, but that pain is bearable when we remember God's ultimate plan for redemption and restoration.

When I need a point-of-view adjustment, I read the last five chapters of Job. That’s where the focus shifts from Job’s questions about his suffering—and his friends’ proposed answers—to God’s majesty.  

As a young pastor I loved God sincerely; but like my tavern-owner father, I was independent, self-sufficient, and prone to do things on my own. 

Question from a reader: What knowledge or recommendation do you have for satanic ritual abuse victims?  Specifically, satanic ritual abuse connected with Freemasonry. I have not been able to find much information on treatment or support, and most deny that it even exists. Do you know anything about deliverance counseling? Are there Christian support organizations?

God’s constant love for us will never let us down, no matter how things appear. We often define love in superficial and trivial ways, setting us up to question God’s love in hard times.