I believe that he delivers on that with this condensed version of his "If God is Good" book.

It seems that one cannot address the single attribute of God's Goodness without also addressing the issue of human suffering. It is the age old question, if God is truly good, how can he allow evil and suffering? The problem, however, is that God has many more attributes than his Goodness. He is also just and true.

That being said, Randy does a good job of methodically working through the issues raised. First of all, he addresses the fact that God is not the problem, humans are. He then raises some of the theologically faulty explanations that have surfaced over time trying to explain evil and suffering.

Randy also introduces some of God's other attributes. Specifically, his Sovereignty. I believe that this is one of the critical attributes that we need to keep in mind when wrestling with the issues of evil and suffering. God has a plan and he is the center of it. We have a plan and we are the center of it. We must submit to his plan, for he is God and we are not.

I would recommend The Goodness of God, especially in these times of turmoil around the world. It is neither a long, nor tough read, that provides many answers. For those that have done a fair bit of reading on this topic, there may not be much new meat to chew on in this condensed volume, but would still serve as a brief refresher.

NB: I received a free copy of The Goodness of God from Multnomah Publishing for the purpose of this review.

You can pick up your own copy at: Amazon or Christian Book Distributors. Both of these providers offer electronic version for your eReader.

He writes these words: “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9

One of the chief ways that we worship God is by declaring His goodness and what he has done in our lives. We can make the mistake of relegating the meaning of “worship” to a music genre. Worship isn’t the same as music, in fact, worship better equated to a lifestyle. When we come to God’s house and sing our praise and express our worship in that setting, it is a continuation of the worship of Him that we have expressed through the rest of the week.

I want to challenge you to be conscious of your worship today. Is your lifestyle consistent with your worshipful expression on a Sunday morning? Consistency in our lifestyle is critically important if we are truly people who “declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness.”

I was born in Hong Kong to missionary parents. By birth- determined citizenship is Canadian. I am living in the States and have been a Naturalized citizen of the USA for more than four years now.

Over the last couple of weeks, I have been proud when USA team members won gold, I have been proud when Canadian teams won. I was ecstatic when the Canadian hockey team won.

There was something that happened earlier today that made me even more ecstatic though. Something tied to another, more important, citizenship that I also hold. When I was child, I became a citizen of heaven and what truly brought a tear to my eye was watching a handful of people walked to the front of a church auditorium and make the decision to follow Christ! Now that’s something to be proud of!

Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ”

I am proud of my citizenship in heaven!