Resources by Topic: Suffering and Evil

In November 2011, Randy Alcorn had an interview at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, with Greg Laurie. They discussed the topics of Heaven and suffering and evil. In this clip, Randy talks about our perspective on Earth and our perspective when we're in Heaven. See Randy's book Heaven for more information. 

In November 2011, Randy Alcorn had an interview at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, with Greg Laurie. They discussed the topics of Heaven and suffering and evil. In this clip, Randy talks about people in Heaven and what they remember from Earth. See Randy's book Heaven for more information. 

In November 2011, Randy Alcorn had an interview at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, with Greg Laurie. They discussed the topics of Heaven and suffering and evil. In this clip, Randy talks about reading books about going to Heaven and then coming back to Earth. See Randy's book Heaven for more information.

In November 2011, Randy Alcorn had an interview at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, with Greg Laurie. They discussed the topics of Heaven and suffering and evil. In this clip, Randy talks about what happens when a Christian dies. See Randy's book Heaven for more information.

Pat Robertson has said something so stunning, so at odds with the Word of God and the heart of our Savior, that when I heard he had said it I thought he had been misunderstood or misrepresented.

In this recording, Randy Alcorn expands on the ideas presented in his plenary address at the 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge. Randy discusses Heaven, suffering, faith and insights from the life of  C.S. Lewis in the context of a smaller more intimate gathering. This two part session is broken into three audio files, with the first portion emphasizing insights on Romans chapter 8.

In this five minute audio clip, Randy Alcorn talks about how Heaven and Hell are eternal solutions to the problem of evil and suffering.

I’ve been attending and speaking at the C.S. Lewis Summer Institute at Oxbridge. Yesterday afternoon at one of the seminars, I talked about the problem of evil and suffering. 

The following moved me deeply. We asked permission to post it. It speaks for itself. My thanks to John Knight, John Piper and Desiring God.

Recommended books and resources for those who are grieving, and advice for those who want to give comfort.

When it comes to having perspective in this world, there are “look-at-ers” and there are “see-through-ers.” It was Norman Grubb who coined those terms, and he’s expressing the idea that you can look at something and just evaluate it on the surface, or you can look deeper.

Randy Alcorn teaches on Job 19 to staff at Family Life.

Do you have any resources for an agnostic friend who says he can't believe in a good kind, loving God who would allow such terrible things to happen to people (abuse, famine, floods, etc.)? Randy's book If God is Good deals with your friend’s questions as well as many others agnostics may have.

In this audio clip, Randy Alcorn explains Romans 8:28.