Rational defense of Christianity?

[Mudhammam]

Evil in this case has nothing to do with goodness.

Here evil as per the life of job has to do with causing the resistance needed to challenge force us to a point where an honest decision can be made about eternal service to God.

In the parable of the wise and foolish builders evil in the wind and rain that proofs the house we built and its foundations.

"An honest decision." HA! As in the tale of Job, where his superstition was spurred on by the most grievous and turbulent circumstances that could ravish a person's intellectual and emotional well-being. That's always a good place to make objective judgments.