3 reasons why God allows suffering
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Justin Brierley2016-06-17T00:00:00
Why would a loving God allow suffering? With the release, of his new book Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian Justin Brierley presents three ways to respond to the hardest question of them all
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