I highly recommend Ric Machuga’s article in the March/April issue of Books & Culture. Machuga introduces the idea of theodicy in a brief article, summarizing historical and recent attempts to explain why, if God is so good, there is evil in the world. The article is clear, concise, and very helpful for a popular audience. He explains deep concepts in a very readable way. Hopefully booksandculture.com won’t make you pay anything to read the article online. An issue of B&C with the paper version should be in the LBFC library later today, just in case. Email me if you have problems and want to read the article.