“I've always believed in God, but some people I know are always talking about having a personal relationship with God, and I'm not sure what they mean. Is this different from just believing in God?”
“My friends talk a lot about their ideas about God, but how can I know if what they're saying is true? Sometimes they don't even agree with each other, and that confuses me even more.”
“I'm 16 years old and would like to become a Christian. But I'm afraid of what my family might do because they've always been very antagonistic toward religion. My father, especially, is very opposed to God. Can I be a secret Christian?”
“When a country experiences a bad natural disaster, is it because God is judging them for some sin they've committed? If so, why don't other countries go through the same thing, since most of them aren't all that righteous?”
“I've had a fairly easy life, and I've always felt that God must've been watching over me. But my atheist friend says I've just been lucky, and God didn't have anything to do with it. How can I know if he's right or wrong?”
“Our niece was home for fall break from her university, and we were shocked at some of the things she told us about student life, and how most of her fellow students don't seem to have any sense of right and wrong. What's happening to our society?”
“Who in your opinion was the greatest Christian who ever lived? I've asked a lot of people that question, but there didn't seem to be any agreement. What would you say it takes to be a great Christian?”
“I've given up trying to be a Christian. I've tried and tried to be what I think God wants me to be, but no matter how hard I try, I keep failing. God must be very disappointed in me.”
“Somehow, I got on the mailing list of a religious group that keeps sending me their magazines and other things. They write a lot about what the world is going to be like once God takes control, but how do I know if what they're saying is true? I don't want to get sucked into a cult.”
“A friend of mine who likes to argue about religion claims the Bible says God created evil. He even showed me a verse somewhere that seemed to say this. Is he right? I don't see how this could be possible, if God is good.”
“Why can't people get along? My parents had five children, and for the most part, we've never gotten along. Today, we hardly have anything to do with each other. Now that I'm a Christian, I'd like to do something about this but I don't know how. Any suggestions?”
“Can I be a scientist and still believe in God? Science fascinates me and I plan to study it when I get to college next year, but my physics teacher says I'll have to give up believing in God and in Jesus if I pursue a career in science. Is he right?”