Resources by Topic: Suffering and Evil

Randy Alcorn spoke at the 2010 Desiring God Conference on evil and suffering and God's sovereignty. In this clip, Randy shares stories of people that have gone through suffering and who have chosen to trust God in the process.

Randy Alcorn spoke at the 2010 Desiring God Conference on evil and suffering and God's sovereignty. In this clip, he shares how the best stories are those of redemption. 

In this three and a half minute clip, Randy Alcorn talks about the perspective that comes from finding the correlation between the worst things and the best things that have ever happened to us.

In this 7-minute clip, Randy Alcorn contrasts the humility of the sinful woman at Jesus' feet in Scripture with the spirit of entitlement present when we are out of touch with our sinfulness.

In this eight-minute clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question,"Is it important to move past anger at God?"

Randy Alcorn's 45-minute message during a Friday seminar at the 2010 Desiring God Conference, which had the theme "Think: The Life of the Mind & the Love of God."

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "How does secondary evil help us acknowledge primary evil?

In this two and a half minute clip, Randy Alcorn talks about coming to grips with the evil and suffering in this present world in the context of a larger Christian worldview.

In this three-minute audip clip, Randy Alcorn talks about having perspective in a fallent world.

Randy Alcorns answers the question,"What do you mean by primary and secondary evil?"

How does your faith in God's goodness affect your thoughts about your grandsons growing up in a volatile world?

In 2010, Randy Alcorn spoke at the Desiring God conference on evil and suffering and God's sovereignty. In this clip, he gives a summary of his talk. 

It has been my experience that most people holding this position, or at least those who actively teach it, are not open to what I believe is the clear teaching of Scripture from many passages.

Randy Alcorn's interview on the Debbie Chavez radio show from August 31, 2010, in which he discusses the goodness of God in the midst of suffering and evil.