In this episode of All Rise, Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell respond to one of the most painful and emotionally charged questions we’ve received from viewers: “Why do people die young?”
This question isn’t theoretical. It’s asked in hospital rooms, at gravesides, and in the grieving moments after sudden loss. It presses directly on the goodness of God, the reality of suffering, and whether faith can survive tragedy.
In today’s episode, we explore: Why the early death of young people strikes us as uniquely unjust, whether God’s goodness is compatible with allowing such loss, what Christianity does—and does not—claim about suffering, and why some common answers, even well-meaning ones, often make the problem worse rather than better.
Rather than offering clichés or quick fixes, we slow down and take the question seriously—philosophically, theologically, and humanly—because some questions deserve more than platitudes.
