TY - BOOK AU - Lutzer, Erwin W. TI - Where was God? : : answers to tough questions about God and natural disasters / SN - 9781414343631 AV - BT161 .L88 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Carol Stream, Ill. : PB - Tyndale House Publishers KW - Natural disasters KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity N1 - Includes bibliographical references.; Introduction : a heart for the hurting -- Dare we search for answers? -- The earthquake that shook Europe -- An interpretation, please! -- Is this the best of all possible worlds? -- The Christian hope -- Wind, rain, and a collapsed house -- Is God responsible? -- Should we absolve God of responsibility? -- Calamities in the Bible -- Dare we charge God with evil? -- Responding with compassion -- Are there lessons to be learned? -- Disasters happen randomly -- Lessons we can learn -- Are disasters the judgment of God? -- Is God mad at America? -- Disasters and the end times -- The escape route -- Saved or lost? -- Can we still trust God? -- Atheism's dead end -- An intellectual answer -- A personal answer -- Coping with doubt -- What do you say when friends ask? -- We must grieve -- We must give thanks -- We must choose -- We must find firm ground -- Epilogue : ready for the big one -- Avoiding the final curse; ER -