If God is good, then why do horrible things happen? Jerry Bridges dives in to the very deep end of the Christian theological pool and produces --in my opinion-- his best work to date. Using biblical standards as opposed to humanistic platitudes, Bridges no-nonsense yet reader-friendly apologetic is refreshing, timely for anyone who breathes oxygen and just plain good.

"...those who believe that their best days are so good or their worst days are so bad that they are beyond the need of God's grace." (from the book)

...chapter 7, titled God's Sovereignty and Our Responsibility(/i) twelve of the most important theological pages I have read to date. It was a true revelation, and helped me embrace this eternal mystery.

...the secular alternative to this book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People.

...read it again, which I did. I have a "clean" copy I use for reading, and another copy I use for highlighting particular thoughts or passages.

...(1) grateful for the Cross of Christ, and (2) the Holy Spirit's power to help me keep God big and man small.

...has demonstrated humility time and again, and is a mentor to me.

...for Christians new and old, it will reinvent how you approach your maker.

Don't wait to read this one. From the first sentence you'll be hooked.

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