Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?

Joni Eareckson Tada

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 age­—I was desperate to make sense of it all as I searched the Bible for answers. Thankfully, Morphew’s book addresses the tough topic about God’s goodness in a world of great suffering, and he does it in a winsome, easy-to-read way. Yes, it’s for young people, but I’m recommending it to people of all ages—and I commend this remarkable book to you!

Barbara Reaoch

Suffering, sickness, betrayal, racism, war—all make us ask, ‘Why is our world so broken?’ Chris Morphew gives us gospel responses—not just to answer the questions in our heads but to address the issues in our hearts.

I wish that I could have had this book when I was around 9-13.

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; “that the problem in Eden was not the fact that Eve ate the fruit, but it was the choice she made.” He said this because true love is a choice, isn’t it? This was such an amazing read.

“Rich truths for young hearts”

It’s so tempting to avoid talking about suffering to ‘protect’ 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 God’s 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!