Summit Ministries is proud to stand with parents in every season of raising the next generation of Christians. It can be difficult to connect the story of God and his transformative power with the day-to-day of raising our kids. We want to support, encourage, & equip you with resources on this important subject. Below you’ll find material on the complex topic of suffering, evil, and pain. How do we make sense of all the brokenness in the world with a loving, all-powerful, good God?
The Problem of Evil: Asking & Living the Questions
While knowing the intellectual answers to the problems posed by evil and suffering, we need more than that. Our children need to feel equipped and ready to lean into God and others in the midst of trials and tribulations. The ‘problem’ of evil does not just require the correct answers; we also need a thriving
Check out the following article for ways our children live out the questions of evil and suffering.
Combating Evil as Image-Bearers of God
Teaching out children the important truth that each and every person is an image-bearer of God is central to conversations about reality.
Ingrid Faro, explains what it looks like to overcome evil, darkness, and pain with the goodness of God and his Kingdom. Our children, as reflections and representatives of God, can begin to learn what this responsibility looks like.
Listen in below as Tripp Almon, Summit’s Director of Summit Semester, shares some thoughts about the nature and origin of evil and the centrality of free will.
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Tripp Almon: Understanding the Nature & Origin of Evil
The Hope of the Servant King in Trials & Tribulations
As our children walk through seasons of difficulty, even suffering, they need to know what kind of God they believe in. We follow a God who is with and for us.
Check out the following article to help explain to your children how Jesus, the one who is truly God and man, offers a way of life whose yoke is easy, and whose burden is light, even in the darkness of times.
What is a Christian Response to Evil
What does it look like for young Christians, who are ambassadors of Jesus, to respond to the brokenness, the sin, and the evil in our world?
David Wilson explains how, as ministers of reconciliation, we can show our children how to be ministers of peace as they speak the truth and shine like lights for others to see the goodness of God.
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