In light of the tragic Kahramanmaras earthquake, apologist Dr Sharon Dirckx shares her thoughts on how we reconcile the idea of a good and powerful God with the presence of natural disasters

The number of deaths in the Turkey/Syria earthquake has surpassed 46,000 – a scale and intensity of disaster that is hard to comprehend from the seismically stable UK. Rescue efforts are winding down, but some are still holding on in desperation that their loved ones will be found at the eleventh hour. 

For many thousands, this is merely the beginning of their journey of grief. Of coming to terms with profound loss in just a few short minutes. Villages have been reduced to rubble. Families decimated and landscapes obliterated as far as the eye can see. Children have been orphaned and mothers left childless. The tragic death of footballer Christian Atsu is a reminder that every person buried beneath the rubble has a face and a name…. (Register toread the rest of the article)