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From the Front Lines

The Blog of the Apologetics Resource Center (ARC).

31 August 2005

Katrina and the Problem of Evil

The unimaginable pain and suffering of the people on the Gulf Coast is more than unbearable. It is troubling to watch the news and to view the photographs of death and devesation. If God is good, why did He allow this? If God is omnipotent, then He certainly could have stopped it. If God is all knowing, He knew it was coming. Why? Why? Why? This is the problem of evil. Surely a good, all-powerful, and all-knowing God would not allow this type of atrocity, with this level of suffering would He? The answer is hard to type, but it is true.

"Yes."

It is far better to believe that there is a God who has all of this in control, than it is to believe that this situation is nothing but utter chaos, surprising even to the Lord. If God is not in control of all this, than what hope do we have? Zero.

I want to suggest an article by Dr. Steve Cowan that goes into much detail about the problem of evil. It is called "Peering Through a Glass Darkly," and I hope it is an encouragement to all who might be struggling with this issue. I suggest e-mailing it to or printing out and passing it to a friend.

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