Toda vez que há uma grande catástrofe natural - como o recente terremoto em torno da antiga cidade italiana de L'Aquila - uma questão sempre remota abaixo da dinâmica do dia-a-dia vem à superfície. Por que Deus permite tal devastação?

Con certeza, muchas cosas buenas podemos sacar del sufrimiento, pero estaríamos muy equivocados si pensamos que es Dios quien causa ese sufrimiento para lograr algo bueno.

Good may indeed come out of suffering, but it would be quite wrong to believe that God causes suffering in order to produce that good.

It feels like we are on an emotional roller coaster these days. Wild swings of the market and a tense political campaign can easily allow us to be controlled by fear, blame and anger or swayed by false hopes and promises that appeal to our self-interest.

Andrea Cooper from London reflects on her experience of taking part in a course on ‘God’s call on your life’

A well-known writer and journalist R.M. Lala reflects on the power of prayer and on what God means to him

Listening - Change and Growth

Step One to Remaking the World

When refugees poured in to Albania during the war in Kosovo, they set Ela Kaloshi on the road to forgiving. She talks to Bob Webb.

Does doing God's will mean losing your identity, asks Philip Boobbyer.