Category: Why?

In Why?, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God’s plan for the world. In Session 1: Why Do The Innocent Suffer?, Adam speaks on the question of how innocent people suffer in spite of the goodness and power of God. He begins exploring the idea of free will as an answer to this question. Running Time: 6:52 Instructions: To stream a purchased video, login with your cokesbury.com user account, click on My Cokesbury.com, and select Downloads/Subscriptions.

In Why?, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God’s plan for the world. In Session 2: Why Do My Prayers Go Unanswered?, Adam Hamilton explores why some prayers seem to go unanswered. He shows how often God will answer prayers through people, and how often the prayers that seem unanswered will lead to new possibilities. Running Time: 6:46 Instructions: To stream a purchased video, login with your cokesbury.com user account, click on My Cokesbury.com, and select Downloads/Subscriptions.

In Why?, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God’s plan for the world. In Session 3: Why Can’t I See God’s Will For My Life?, Adam Hamilton explores the problems with the idea that God’s plan for each person is predetermined. He offers the idea that working with God as collaborators on the plan for our lives may be an alternative answer. Running Time: 7:03 Instructions: To stream a purchased video, login with your cokesbury.com user account, click on My Cokesbury.com, and select Downloads/Subscriptions.

In Why?, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God’s plan for the world. In Session 4: Why God’s Love Prevails, after looking into the things that God won’t do, Adam Hamilton explores the things that God will do for us. God prevails in our lives by walking with us, working through us, forcing evil to serve us, and delivering us. Running Time: 7:40 Instructions: To stream a purchased video, login with your cokesbury.com user account, click on My Cokesbury.com, and select Downloads/Subscriptions.

Where is God when tragedy and suffering strike?

When the ground shakes, and a poor nation’s economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community’s hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to mar his creation?

In Why?, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God’s plan for the world, including:

God will not take away our free will, even when we use it to grieve him.
God will never abandon us, especially in the midst of our suffering.
While God is not the author of suffering, God will bring blessing out of tragedy.

When the ground shakes, and a poor nation’s economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community’s hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations; where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to infest his creation?

In Why? Making Sense of God’s Will, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, Hamilton addresses how we can comprehend God’s plan for the world and ourselves.

This video sessions are 8-10 minutes and include the following sessions:

1. Why do the Innocent Suffer?
2. Why do My Prayers Go Unanswered?
3. Why Can’t I See God’s Will for My Life?
4. Why God’s Love Prevails