Dot Com(unity) Week 3: Suffering

Why does God allow people to suffer?

by Sam O'Neal

Just a quick reminder: If you are just discovering our Dot Com(unity) experience, you can still participate. Just click here for instructions on how to download the "Answering Difficult Questions" Bible study for free. And click here to get an overview of what we've studied so far.

This week's question is a doozy. It's one of the first things that always comes up when people are debating the existence of God—if God exists and has the power to prevent human suffering, why doesn't he do it? Fortunately, the Bible study material has some very helpful explanatory material, illustrations, and discussion questions that bring this huge topic down to something digestable for all types of group members.

In recent weeks I've suggested several icebreakers and activities from SmallGroups.com that match the topics being discussed in our Dot Com(unity) learning experience. But I want to switch it up this week. I want to hear from you!

Have you had a flash of genius about an activity that will help your group members get their minds around this mountain of a question? Have you used an icebreaker or worship activity in the past that applies well to this week's study? If so, do us all a favor and type it up in the Comments section of this post. It can only help the rest of us!

And stay tuned tomorrow for some recommendations on watching for teachable moments during this week's discussion time.