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Apologetics for Christian kids and tweens: why does God allow suffering?
Part of the Big Questions series.
Sooner or later, kids have big questions about God, life, faith, and the Bible, especially when their friends start asking them about what they believe. A common one is: Why does God let bad things happen?
Big questions deserve good answers. This warm, reassuring, and fast-paced book looks at what the Bible says to help 9-13s think through this big question for themselves. It puts the problem of suffering in the context of the Bible's big story, and encourages readers to see that whatever they're facing, Jesus is with them. Lively stories and illustrations make this book easy for this age group to engage with.
Emma Randall has illustrated many books, including Diary of a Disciple.
Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? is part of the Big Questions series: fun and fast-paced books walking kids aged 9-13 through what the Bible says about some of the big questions of life, and helping them to grow in confident and considered faith.
1. How Could a Good God Allow So Much Suffering?
2. Isnât Suffering Just a Natural Part of Life?
3. Why Is the World Like This?
4. Where Is God When We Suffer?
5. Why Doesnât God Help When I Ask Him To?
6. Does God Actually Care About My Suffering?
7. How Can God Get Rid of Suffering Without Getting Rid of Us?
8. Will the World Be This Way for Ever?
9. What Difference Does Any of This Make Today?
10. Something Better Than a Thousand Answers
| Age range: | 9+ |
|---|---|
| Contributors | Chris Morphew, Emma Randall |
| ISBN | 9781784986131 |
| Format | eBook |
| First published | May 2021 |
| Case quantity | 50 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
When pain and disappointment hit hard, even young hearts seek to understand why. Chris Morphew has responded to the age-old question in his excellent little book This small but powerful volume certainly would have helped me when I broke my neck at an early ageÂâI was desperate to make sense of it all as I searched the Bible for answers. Thankfully, Morphewâs book addresses the tough topic about Godâs goodness in a world of great suffering, and he does it in a winsome, easy-to-read way. Yes, itâs for young people, but Iâm recommending it to people of all agesâand I commend this remarkable book to you!
Suffering, sickness, betrayal, racism, warâall make us ask, âWhy is our world so broken?â Chris Morphew gives us gospel responsesânot just to answer the questions in our heads but to address the issues in our hearts.
Chris Morphew is like Tim Keller for teens. In this short book, he tackles some of todayâs tough questions with Scripture, wisdom and clarityâand just the right amount of fun to keep young readers turning the page. I cannot wait to put this book into the hands of my three children.
Being a teen, I did not feel that this book was even childish for me. I learned so much in the few pages that it contained. I think my favorite part of this book was when Morphew said; âthat the problem in Eden was not the fact that Eve ate the fruit, but it was the choice she made.â He said this because true love is a choice, isnât it? This was such an amazing read.
The Big Questions series for middle graders respects their questions and offers answers with respect too. Throughout the series, the author (a teacher and school chaplain) connects with young readers with a conversational tone, excellent examples to explain his points, andâperhaps most importantâa deep understanding of their questions.... continue reading
Itâs so tempting to avoid talking about suffering to âprotectâ our youngsters, or to offer a fairytale like one liner. But they suffer, their friends suffer and they deserve a big answer. Utterly readable, deeply moving and profoundly true - this book takes young people through Godâs story and reveals the God who is good enough, powerful enough and who loves us enough to be moved by our suffering and to do something about our suffering. Oh, and adults - worth a read too!
