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Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? On Keeping Faith When It Does: Tim & Aileen Challies

Aileen Challies, Bad Things Happen, It Does, On Keeping Faith When, Why Does God Let

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24 min·March 2, 2026

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On a peaceful fall day, Tim & Aileen Challies' son, a seminary student engaged to be married, suddenly collapsed during a pickup game on campus. He would never come home. In this candid conversation, Tim & Aileen share what followed: shock, isolation, a marriage grieving in different languages, and the search for God in the silence. When the unthinkable happens, you may find yourself asking, “Why does God let bad things happen?”—and wonder if your faith is strong enough to hold you. Or maybe, you'll discover it’s holding you.

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