For many the existence and the experience of pain and suffering seems to argue against there being a good God at work in the world.

The "Problem" of Evil

Does the existence of evil in the world mean that there can't be an all-powerful and an all-good God?

Christian Belief in the Face of Suffering

How do Christians understand a world with pain and grief?  What hope is there in the claim that through the cross of Christ, God knows what it is to suffer?

The Question of Suffering

Suffering is an issue that all of humanity must consider and explain. What do the other religions and "no religion" have to offer when confronted by pain and grief? Is their response better than the answer of Christianity?