The article asking the question, “The God of suffering?” is a good example of classical theodicy. For the purpose of clarity, theodicy is trying to explain the goodness and power of God in the midst of evil and suffering. The writer carefully balanced God’s  attributes,  with the existence of suffering and evil.   Questioning the goodness of God in the midst of suffering and pain, is nothing new in the world.

Do we live in a world that was created by a God who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all good? Christians think we do. Yet a powerful reason for doubting this confronts us every day: the world contains a vast amount of pain and suffering.If God is all-knowing, he knows how much suffering there is. If he is all-powerful, he could have 

I am aware that some people will hear the question and say how you dare ask such a question.  I dare ask such a question because unless we can identify our God, we will continue to worship false gods and idols.  We will continue to be confounded without some common understanding of the God we believe.  How can we describe the unique attributes of the God of Sierra Leone?