Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? Plus-Update

My face is still wet with the tears I shed while watching a video--a tribute to one of singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman's three beautiful Chinese-born adopted daughters. I just found out about the tragic, accidental death of five-year-old Maria. Chapman is a tireless advocate for adoption. Why did this happen, God?
God is not offended by the question. He knows what it's like to lose someone--his own Son suffered greatly before enduring a humiliating death. And Jesus did not accept his fate blissfully. But "for the joy set before him, he endured the cross, thinking nothing of the shame". What was the joy set before him? His death paid the price we deserved to pay for our sins. He made a way for us to be forgiven. We can have fellowship with God forever. So good came from bad.
I can't imagine the suffering the Chapman family is living with now. God promises that "those who go forth in tears, bearing precious seed, will come again with joy, bringing their fruit with them". I don't know how God will make good out of bad for the Chapmans. Maybe people will be motivated to adopt because of this, rescuing precious children. Maybe some mourners will draw near to God for the first time at her funeral, finding eternal life. But one thing I do know: the Chapmans will be reunited one day...soon. And God will wipe away every tear.
Update--The Chapmans have asked that well-wishers donate to their adoption-aid charity in lieu of flowers, and more than $500,000 has been raised so far.

New Attack On Christianity Through "Twistory"

History is littered with attempts to destroy Christianity. Some efforts have been motivated by hatred of God's people (such as Nero's persecutions), and some by the desire to be free from moral accountability ("I suppose the reason we leaped at The Origin Of Species was because the idea of God interfered with our sexual mores"--Sir Julian Huxley, perhaps the leading defender of Darwinism of his time). Whether by brute force, such as in Communist and Muslim nations, or by blatant misrepresentation of the facts of history (Hollywood has been doing this since Inherit The Wind turned the Scopes trial on its head), the Bible and its believers have withstood more abuse than any other world view and group.
I recently encountered another example of the "twistorical" misrepresentation I referred to. Admittedly, an internet-based movie called Zeitgeist had me startled. It's basic argument is that Christianity is entirely based on religions and cults that predate the New Testament. I'm no expert of ancient mythology, so I was unaware of the shuffling of historical "cards" that was going on in the flick. But as I nervously watched the slick presentation, I felt succor in the fact that there are many experts in ancient religions who are devout Christians, and that there must be answers to the accusations posited in the video. Sure enough, I simply entered "zeitgeist rebuttal" in a search engine, and I immediately found this. At this site, you'll find both the movie and a scholarly refutation of the attacks it hurls at God's word. I'm confident that you'll find nothing in Zeitgeist that can stand after careful examination of the facts.
Zeitgeist does more spinning than the cyclone that slammed into Myanmar recently, but because of the efforts of good historians, it shouldn't do nearly as much damage to the precious souls of men and women.
Be advised--some editions of Zeitgeist contain much caustic use of profanity.