Why do the righteous suffer and the wicked often seem to prosper? This is the theodicy question, otherwise known as the “Justice of God” concern for those faithful believers who have strived to do the right things according to their faith but have still come up short. A couple easy-to-follow books I have recently read are Can God by Trusted? by John G. Stackhouse and Pathways to Theodicy by Mark S.M. Scott. Both authors suggest that the cruciform or crucified (and risen) God is a trustworthy model for Christians to consider.
