{"id":81665,"date":"2023-08-17T11:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?page_id=81665"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:19:47","slug":"wdgdt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wdgdt\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did God Do That?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"81665\" class=\"elementor elementor-81665\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a70da93 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a70da93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-289f422c\" data-id=\"289f422c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44fa26 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a44fa26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/10\/Why-Did-God-Do-That-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-83562\" alt=\"Graduation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/10\/Why-Did-God-Do-That-Banner.png 1140w, https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/10\/Why-Did-God-Do-That-Banner.png?resize=300,66 300w, https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/10\/Why-Did-God-Do-That-Banner.png?resize=768,168 768w, https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/10\/Why-Did-God-Do-That-Banner.png?resize=1024,225 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e726c03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e726c03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c7528ce\" data-id=\"1c7528ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd33666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd33666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In a world filled with uncertainty, one question has risen above the rest:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560fc949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560fc949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">\"Is God really good?\"  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5613bd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5613bd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: 28px\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve all encountered those challenging passages in Scripture that seem to test our understanding of his goodness. 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MORELAND<\/span><br \/><br \/>\n\nJ.P. MORELAND\nDistinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, and author of A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/08\/testimonial-1.png\" alt=\"testimonial\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-cite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial pp-testimonial-skin-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:28px;font-weight:600\">Violence in the Old Testament. Misogyny. Hell. These are topics many Christians would shy away from or try to dismiss with a quick answer. Instead, Tingblad and McDowell acknowledge the real challenge these topics pose&#8211;and yet boldly proclaim that Christianity has the resources to demonstrate God&#8217;s goodness.\nThis is a nuanced, well-balanced, and exceedingly strong case for our good God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#f1b93e;font-size:30px;margin:42px 0px;font-weight:600\">LEE STROBEL<\/span><br \/><br \/>\n\nNew York Times bestselling author and founding director of the\nLee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics, Colorado Christian University\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/08\/testimonial-1.png\" alt=\"testimonial\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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