Thomas is a 38 year-old White middle-class married man who comes to therapy to talk through a difficult event surrounding a health crisis in his family. His second of four children, a four year-old, was recently diagnosed with epilepsy and will likely have to be on medication for the rest of his life. Thomas turned to his pastor, who had just graduated from seminary and was writing a book about why God allows suffering. In an effort to give Thomas some answers, he asked him to read one of the chapters. Thomas received the impression from the chapter that although God cared deeply, He couldn't do anything to stop his son's epilepsy, or human suffering for that matter. Since then, Thomas has wondered if God is in control at all. He has been having nightmares about various disasters occurring. These disasters began when he read the pastor's chapter.