Big Questions? Just Google It...

Whenever I'm watching a movie and I can't remember where I know an actor from, I'm searching on Google. If I'm having a discussion and someone says something I think might be a little off, I'm pulling my phone out of my pocket and googling it. If I have a burning question, the answer is only a few swipes and taps away on Google. How did we ever resolve arguments and answer random questions before smartphones? Did we write down our burning questions during the day and search at home from our desktop computers? Were we pausing movies to crank up the Pentium 3 and ask Jeeves? I don't know about you, but I was not.

Yet, as good as it is to have Google, some of our deepest questions are more complex than what can be discovered in a quick search. In our new series, we're going to search for answers to life's biggest questions. Over the next few weeks we will tackle these four massive questions: "Is it true that a good God can allow evil and suffering?" "Is it true that the Bible is reliable?" "Is it true that a person can be good without God?" and finally, "Is it true that all religions are essentially the same?"

I hope you will join us tomorrow as we look at the number one objection to Christianity. Philosophically it is known as "The Problem of Evil." But the way we might ask it is, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" or, "Can a good God allow evil and suffering?"

If this is a question you have ever wondered about, I hope I can help you understand the meaning of pain from a Christian perspective. I can't wait for church tomorrow, and I hope to see you there!