{"product_id":"the-one-big-question","title":"The One Big Question","description":"\u003cp style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhy does a God of love allow bad things to happen to good people?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e Michael Baughen's years of biblical study and life experience come together to address this issue and sensitively explore not only the 'why' but also the 'how' to deal with suffering.\u003cbr style=\"color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e He avoids patronising solutions and trite answers and points to the cross of Christ and the love of God.\u003cbr style=\"color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e Using examples from Christians who have seen God working through suffering in their own lives, this book will help you to come to terms with suffering and will provide some answers to that 'One Big Question'. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'museo-sans',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003eThis new updated edition(2012) with added group and personal study questions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'museo-sans',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"I found this compelling reading. Michael Baughen seeks to answer, and achieves brilliantly, the question most commonly asked of Christians: how can there be a God of love when there is so much suffering? There are no patronising or condescending platitudes in his answers, but a carefully researched, sensitive response to this most difficult subject.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It will equip Christians in understanding, stimulate deeper faith and witness, as well as giving comfort and hope to the hopeless and perplexed and encouragement to those who are suffering.\" \u003c\/span\u003e– Fiona Castle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'museo-sans',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"authorImage\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; float: left; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; museo-sans\u0026amp;quot;,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; margin: 0px 12px 1px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg width=\"90\" style=\"border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border: 0px none #333333;\" alt=\"Rt Rev Michael Baughen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cwr.org.uk\/img\/marketing\/Authors\/MichaelBaughen.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Rt Revd Michael A Baughen\u003c\/span\u003e holds a Bachelor of Divinity degree having trained in theology at Oak Hill College, London. He  was ordained to the Anglican ministry in 1956 and has served in numerous parishes across England including as Bishop of Chester. He was a member of the House of Lords for nine years. Michael's speaking ministry has taken him all over the world, and he has authored several books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cwr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31734548693051,"sku":null,"price":8.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/3866\/3995\/products\/9781853457920.jpg?v=1741610367","url":"https:\/\/www.evangelicalbooks.com\/products\/the-one-big-question","provider":"Evangelical Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}