presence of helpful truths, insights, and principles from the Bible. But to come away believing there is no God since God does not appear good (as we define good) assumes an absolute moral framework which, if God were absent, would not be there at all. Underline that. Think about it. Notice why this observation about suffering, when used as a means of refuting God’s goodness or his existence, is a self-contradicting or self-defeating statement. The same thing it argues against, it also defends. Any