Why?: Making Sense of God's Will

Why?: Making Sense of God's Will

<p>Where is God when tragedy and suffering strike?<br> <br> When the ground shakes, and a poor nation's economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community's hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to mar his creation?</p> <p>In Why?, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God's plan for the world, including: </p> <p>God will not take away our free will, even when we use it to grieve him.<br> God will never abandon us, especially in the midst of our suffering.<br> While God is not the author of suffering, God will bring blessing out of tragedy.</p>