I had written on this topic before, but people ask me this often, so I thought I'd revisit the topic. Here is the first article:
The New article:
Why Does a Good God Allow Bad Things to Happen
Since I wrote the second article, I was thinking about people who are given everything: sudden riches. It seems like it has a bad effect on people--the downfall of many. Maybe something in being human requires us to work though difficulties in order to really appreciate the good things in life.