Promise: God's Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts Book

This is the best book on the difficult subject of why, if God is good, does He allow so much evil in the world I have ever read. Father Jonathan gives straightforward answers . . . but that does not mean the answers are easy.

In this book, I found many challenges to the way I think about life, God, others, and myself. The father's words led me to some internal debate and increased understanding of the things that cause and have caused me pain. Beyond that, the father lays a clear path that I can follow towards growth, healing, and the pursuit of holiness.

Father Jonathan's book lays a theological foundation in simple terms; and addresses the problems of evil as well as natural disaster in a way that is slightly philosophical, highly understandable and eminently practical. The father understands well what so many of us sometimes miss - that the physical, emotional, and spiritual are all interconnected and must be addressed.

I very highly recommend this book to anyone struggling to make sense of some of the tragedies we see on the news as well as the pain we all experience in our own lives.