“My fiance and I are of different faiths. Will that make any difference once we're married? We've talked about it, but we don't think it'll actually cause us any problems.”
“Christmas is almost here, and already I'm overwhelmed because of all the family that's coming. We get along fine, but just getting ready is so demanding that I know I'll be exhausted before they even get here. How can I keep up the Christmas spirit with so much work to do?”
“My family came from a country that doesn't have many Christians, and I'd like to ask you a question. I understand Christians believe Jesus was divine, but isn't God supposed to be pure and holy? How could He have anything to do with a sinful world?”
“If you somehow had the ability to eradicate just one problem in the world, what would it be? My wife says she'd eliminate hunger, while I lean toward doing away with wars and things like that. I know we can't really do this, but thinking about it is an interesting exercise.”
“We get appeals for money from dozens of organizations this time of year, and I just throw them in the trash. Why don't they spend their money elsewhere? They could do a lot of good with what they waste on appeal letters.”
“I didn’t vote in the last election because I’ve lost all hope that politicians are going to do the right thing, no matter what party they belong to. My wife says I should have voted anyway. Is she right?”
“I had to quit school to help take care of my mother (who was dying of cancer), so I never learned to read very well. I've tried to read the Bible, but I guess I'm just not up to it. Will God hold this against me?”
“When we get sick, is it because we did something wrong and God is punishing us by making us sick? I heard someone say this once, but if it's true, how can I know what I've done wrong?”
“We moved to a new city about a year ago, and we've about given up trying to find a church we like. I admit we're trying to find a church like the one we left behind, but we just don't feel comfortable with any we've visited. What would be wrong with just watching services on television?”
“How do you know God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses? Maybe Moses just made them up when he went up on that mountain, and they didn't really come from God after all.”
“How many people do you think there will be in heaven? I have a cousin who belongs to a group that claims only a few people will make it all the way to heaven, but is this what the Bible says?”
“My father has always been a very prejudiced person, although I got over my prejudices long ago. But now he's saying things around our children about people of other races that I don't like for them to hear. How should I handle this?”