The Goodness of God: Assurance of Purpose in the Midst of Suffering [Paperback]

For those times when we’re wounded by broken trust, assaulted by disease, or victimized by evil—or when we’re crushed to see such things happen to people we love—Randy Alcorn offers something solid to hold onto: God's love.

In this specially focused condensation of Alcorn’sIf God Is Good…: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil,we’re continually guided into a deeper glimpse of God’s loving ways and higher purposes—the very things we’re often most blinded to whenever we battle pain and anguish.

Alcorn avoids superficial or sentimental responses, and instead presses forward boldly to explore all the troubling doubts and questions that agitate within us when we confront suffering and evil. The issues are far from simple, the answers far from easy—but Alcorn shows how the way of suffering—a path that Jesus himself followed more than anyone else—can ultimately become a journey into wholeness and even logic-defying joy.Randy Alcornis the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries and aNew York Timesbest-selling author. His novels includeDeadline, Dominion, Deception, Edge of Eternity, Lord Foulgrin’s Letters, The Ishbane Conspiracy,and the Gold Medallion winner,Safely Home.He has written numerous nonfiction books as well, includingHeaven, The Treasure Principle, The Purity Principle,andThe Grace and Truth Paradox.Randy and his wife, Nanci, live in Oregon and have two married daughters.Introduction
 
A Search We All Share
During the two years it took to research and write my large bookIf God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil,many people asked me what I was working on. I expected my answer—containing the wordsevilandsuffering—would prompt a quick change of subject. Most, however, expressed keen interest and asked penetrating l#