Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?

Apologetics for Christian kids and tweens on why God lets bad stuff happen.

Sooner or later, kids have big questions about God, life, faith and the Bible, especially when their friends start asking them about what they believe. A common one is: Why does God let bad things happen?

Big questions deserve good answers. This warm, reassuring and fast-paced book looks at what the Bible says to help 9-13s think through this big question for themselves. It puts the problem of suffering in the context of the Bible’s big story, and encourages readers to see that whatever they’re facing, Jesus is with them. Lively stories and illustrations make this book easy for this age group to engage with.

About the Author:

Chris Morphew is an author, teacher, and school chaplain living in Sydney, Australia. He has written over 20 novels for children and youth, including his six-book young adult series, The Phoenix Files. Chris enjoys Mario Kart, obscure board games, and superhero movies. He has been told he looks like Chris Hemsworth from the back.

Emma Randall is a freelance illustrator specializing in children’s illustration, including the hugely popular Diary of a Disciple. She lives with her family near Bristol, UK.

I wish that I could have had this book when I was around 9-13. This book would have answered a lot of questions that plagued my mind. As much as I tried to find some answers to most of my questions, there were some that my parents, those around me, and even books could not answer. You see when kids hit around 9-13 they are at a hard age. They no longer can sit through a child’s book, because it simply takes everything too lightly, and an adult’s book simply is too hard to grasp the complicated language.

You see when I was around that age, I had parents who were Christians. They constantly poured the word into my heart, but you see sometimes no matter how hard they tried, there were just some questions that they were not sure how to answer. If this series would have been around a couple of years back, I probably would have read and reread this series. There were so many good points made in this book that would have changed my walk with the Lord.

When I started reading this book, I immediately saw that this book was made for the ages 9-13. There was no question that the author knew how to talk in a way that was not talking down to the audience, but rather he walked alongside his reader. It was amazing to be able to be a part of reading this book. 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. I think that out of all three books this was my favorite. Maybe it is because of the fact I struggled most with this question. Or maybe because of the way how we went throughout the whole Bible in a unique way the perfectly helped answer this question.

_{I received this book in exchange for my honest review. My thoughts are my own and not paid for.}