re we alone in the universe? This is the ultimate question.

Sometimes this life, which can be so beautiful, turns monstrous. When bad things happen to good people and good things to bad people, when babies starve and life is snuffed out in an instant, both life and death seem devoid of purpose or meaning.

That's our world, and it is real. But is it all there is?

This special issue of the Adventist Review answers No! This world and this life are not the only realities: God exists. And God is not only a fact; God is accessible. We may know Him personally, intimately. In fact, God wants to be, and can be, a friend as real and as close as any human being.

But if God exists, the questions multiply. Why is this world so messed up? Why doesn't God do something? Is "God" really God? Is He helpless to intervene, or what?

You will find honest answers in this issue. We don't claim to have all the answers, but we do have sufficient answers. Answers to build our lives on. Answers that give hope.

And those answers lead to the Ultimate Reality: GOD.

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William G. Johnsson is the editor of the Adventist Review.