Chapter Eleven Why Does God Allow Suffering? Has God caused the suffering in the world? What issue was raised in the garden of Eden? How will God undo the effects of human suffering? AFTER a terrible battle in one war-torn land, the thousands of civilian women and children who had been killed were buried in [...]

Chapter Thirteen A Godly View of Life How does God view life? How does God view abortion? How do we show respect for life? “JEHOVAH is in truth God,” said the prophet Jeremiah. “He is the living God.” (Jeremiah 10:10) Furthermore, Jehovah God is the Creator of all living things. Heavenly creatures said to him: [...]

Chapter 13 Why Do I Get So Depressed? Melanie had always lived up to her mother’s ideal of the perfect child—until she turned 17. Then she withdrew from school activities, stopped accepting invitations to parties, and didn’t even seem to care when her grades dropped from A’s to C’s. When her parents gently inquired what [...]

Chapter 13 How Do You View Discipline? YOU probably know someone—maybe a fellow student or even a teacher—who never admits to making a mistake or being wrong. How do you feel about someone like that? Would your opinion of him go up or down if one day he came right out and said, “I’m sorry; [...]