I get upset and hurt very easily. But what can I do about it?

“Recently, my aunt told me I needed to stop being so sensitive to what people say. She has a point, I guess, because I admit I get upset and hurt very easily. But what can I do about it?”

Does it do any good to pray for peace in the world?

“Does it do any good to pray for peace in the world? We do it every week in our church, but when I look back over the past year it doesn't seem like things are any better now than they were a year ago.”

When the angels announced Jesus' birth, they said He would bring peace to the earth, didn't they?

“December 25: When the angels announced Jesus' birth, they said He would bring peace to the earth, didn't they? But we still have as many wars and conflicts as we've ever had, and I can't see that the world is getting any better. What difference has Jesus really made?”

My new neighbor comes from a non-Christian country, and she's been asking me about Christmas and why we do what we do then.

“December 24: My new neighbor comes from a non-Christian country, and she's been asking me about Christmas and why we do what we do then. What would you say to someone like her? I've never tried to put it into words before.”

I heard someone say recently that church people ought to stop celebrating Christmas because it's become so materialistic and secular.

“I heard someone say recently that church people ought to stop celebrating Christmas because it’s become so materialistic and secular that we no longer realize what it’s all about. Do you think he has a point?”

Why didn't the devil try to stop Jesus from being born?

“December 22: Why didn't the devil try to stop Jesus from being born? After all, Jesus was coming into the world to turn people away from the devil's ways, wasn't He?”

How can we explain to our children why they aren't going to get anything for Christmas?

“This has really been a tough year for us — lost jobs, house in foreclosure, you name it. How can we explain to our children why they aren't going to get anything for Christmas? They're too young to understand all the problems we've had.”

Most of the pictures about Jesus' birth that we get on Christmas cards show Him with a halo around His head. Why is this?

“Most of the pictures about Jesus' birth that we get on Christmas cards show Him with a halo around His head. Why is this? Did He actually have a halo when He was born?”

I've taught a Bible class for the youth in our church for over 15 years, but some of the students had a run-in with the police.

“I've taught a Bible class for the youth in our church for over 15 years, but some of the students who were in my class several years ago just had a run-in with the police, and now I wonder if I've just been wasting my time. Should I give it up?”

I always pray when I go to bed, asking God to forgive me for whatever I did wrong that day.

“I always pray when I go to bed, asking God to forgive me for whatever I did wrong that day. But how do I know if He really forgave me? I hope He did, but how can we be sure? Or can we?”

I don't think it makes any difference what religion we believe in, because in my opinion, all religions are equally true.

“I don't think it makes any difference what religion we believe in, because in my opinion, all religions are equally true. They take different paths but they all lead to God. Why should I believe in Christianity instead of some other religion?”

Was Jesus a real person? How do we know He even existed?

“Was Jesus a real person? How do we know He even existed? After all, no one was around to take His photograph or interview Him or anything like that. Maybe someone just made Him up.”