If I could snap my fingers and bring world peace, I would first pray very hard, because Jesus didn’t. One common doubt or objection to God’s existence is, “Well, why doesn’t God stop <example of human suffering>. Can’t God do whatever he wants?” The usual, knee-jerk response by the apologist is, “Well, sure He can, but He chooses not to, and here’s why…” and while what follows may be a reasonable rationale, it invariably has a reduced gravitas considering the original objecti