Ep. 151 Ingrid Faro - The Problem of Evil and the Goodness of God

In this episode, Ingrid Faro and I try to demystify evil. Ingrid shares her harrowing story of abuse from her first husband, how the church wasn’t helpful in the midst of it, how her second husband died, how she lost everything and was even homeless for awhile. As evil invaded her life, so much so that she didn’t want to go on living, she went on a journey to discover the goodness of God? Is He good? Is He just? Why is evil happening all over the world? This journey led her to Scripture – to Genesis and the fall and then the whole story of God. We talk about human causes of evil, nature run amok, evil in the unseen realm, hopelessness and despair and we find hope. Hope that there is a good God and that we can align ourselves back to the goodness of God. We find that forgiveness sets us free, so we can live a life of joy and freedom. So join us as we demystify evil and find hope in the goodness of God.

Ingrid Faro, Ph.D., M.Div. is Coordinator of the MA in Old Testament program at Northern Seminary in the Chicago area. Her Ph.D. is in Theological Studies, with concentration in Old Testament and Semitic Language. Dr. Ingrid Faro is an author and international speaker on topics including deconstructing evil, abuse, forgiveness, and women in the Bible and ministry. Ingrid is the author of Demystifying Evil, Evil in Genesis, co-author of Honest Answers.

Ingrid's Book:
Demystifying Evil (https://www.amazon.com/Demystifying-Evil-Biblical-Personal-Exploration/dp/1514004933/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RT2Y0PJEETYQ&keywords=demystifying+evil&qid=1704746259&sprefix=demystifying%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1)

Ingrid's Recommendations:
Being God's Image by Carmen Imes (https://www.amazon.com/Being-Gods-Image-Creation-Matters/dp/1514000202/ref=sr_1_1?crid=279TTFYCTASPT&keywords=being+god%27s+image+carmen+joy+imes&qid=1704746305&sprefix=being+god%27%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1)
Nobody's Mother by Sandra Glahn (https://www.amazon.com/Nobodys-Mother-Ephesians-Antiquity-Testament-ebook/dp/B0BYCT2YXB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WHTWYUATWA08&keywords=nobody%27s+mother&qid=1704746342&sprefix=Nobody%27s+mot%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1)

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