Unapologetic #42 Bruce Miller: If God exists why does he allow suffering?

2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00

Ruth Jackson continues her conversation with Bruce Miller, author of The 7 Big Questions: Searching for God, Truth, and Purpose. He highlights some of the arguments for the existence of God and unpacks one of life’s hardest questions, looking at moral evil, natural suffering and the Christian response to pain.

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