Why Does God Allow Suffering? | The Kirk Cameron Show Ep 28

The Kirk Cameron Show

Kirk Cameron

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 776 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Why do bad things happen to good people? In this powerful father-son conversation, Kirk and James Cameron dive deep into the age-old question of suffering, tragedy, and God’s purpose in our pain. With biblical stories from Job, Habakkuk, and the crucifixion of Jesus, they explore how trials build faith, character, and hope—and why God is still good, even in the hardest seasons. If you’ve ever felt like God was distant in your pain, this episode is for you. To learn more about the sponsor of today’s show and what our family currently uses for our healthcare check out Christian Healthcare Ministries by visiting https://hubs.ly/Q02vWQGy0 Editing and production services provided by thepodcastupload.com #TheKirkCameronShow #KirkCameron #WhyDoesGodAllowSuffering #TheProblemofEvil #ChristianPodcast #DangerousConversations #JoeRogan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Kirk Cameron Show, where we talk about faith, family, and the future of our culture.
0:13.7	I'm not a pastor. I'm not a politician. I am a dad and I'm a husband who wants to raise my family
0:19.5	in a nation that stays free and honors God.
0:23.2	And today's episode is going to be another dangerous conversation with my son James, where we
0:28.3	talk about some things that others are afraid to say out loud, things about faith, about family,
0:35.3	and about culture with that classic father-son twist.
0:40.4	James, what are we talking about today?
0:42.3	All right, today we're going to be talking about the question, why do bad things happen
0:46.9	to good people?
0:48.2	And I want to start off with just this video that I saw from Joe Rogan podcast.
0:53.3	Why did God create war? Why does Godan podcast. Why did God create war?
0:55.1	Why does God create murder?
0:57.0	Why does God create all the horrific things
0:59.6	we see in the news, school shootings?
1:01.5	Why would God create a mind that acts in that way?
1:05.3	Good questions.
1:07.0	Really difficult questions.
1:09.1	Yeah, so watching this just made me ask myself and kind of have to look at my
1:15.3	own life and say, why can I do what's right before God? And why can I be obedient to him and do all
1:24.7	of the right things? But the pain keeps coming and the hurt keeps hitting
1:30.1	and my heart keeps aching and my mind is still not at rest.
1:35.6	Has there ever been a time in your life where you felt that you needed God and felt like
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