“I didn't grow up in a religious family, so a lot of what goes on in the church my wife and I are attending is kind of mysterious to me. For example, recently the pastor has been talking about tithing. I gather this has something to do with money, but what is it exactly?”
“When is Jesus going to return to earth? I know some people have tried to figure this out (and failed), but what is your opinion?”
“I've prayed and prayed for God to take away my doubts and give me a strong faith, but nothing happens. Maybe God doesn't want me to be a Christian. Is that possible?”
“As far as I'm concerned, religion is just for weak people — people who need a crutch to lean on to get through life. I don't need religion or God. I take life as it comes, and meet whatever it hands me in my own strength.”
“Are you supposed to feel guilty when you do something God doesn't like? If so, there must be something wrong with me, because to be honest I enjoy doing things that are probably wrong, and I don't feel particularly guilty over it.”
“Can you give me even one reason to become a Christian? I'm in high school, and a couple of my Christian friends keep bugging me to give my life to Jesus. I like the life I'm living right now, and I don't see any reason to change. But I promised I'd e-mail you.”
“Recently, I read about a new book that claims God won't send anyone to hell. The reason is because God loves the whole world, and therefore everyone will be saved and go to heaven. Do you think he might be right?”
“I've tried to give some Bible verses to my friend, because he's kind of messed up and needs God. But every time I do this he just laughs and says the Bible is like any other book, and there's no reason to believe what it says. How can I prove to him that it is God's Word?”
“What is the Holy Spirit? Is it more important today than Jesus, since Jesus isn’t around any more but the Holy Spirit still is?”
“I know this isn't a spiritual question, but I'm heading to college shortly and I don't have any idea what to major in. I guess the real problem is that I don't know what to do with my life. How can I decide?”
“I get very discouraged when I read the news, because all it's about is the latest crime, or sexual abuse, or wars, and so forth. Do you think the world is getting worse than it was a century or so ago? I thought it was supposed to get better.”
“I get concerned when I see some of the things that have happened to some of my friends' children as they've grown older. What can I do to keep them from happening to our two boys?”