“Once again, my wife dragged me to church on Easter this year. I don’t want to offend you, but how can anyone believe that Jesus died and then came back to life again? I’m a doctor, and believe me — once a person is dead, it’s all over.”
“I admit we’re mainly ‘Christmas and Easter’ Christians, since those are the only days we go to church. But what’s wrong with that? Weekends are the only free time we have, and God wouldn’t want us to neglect time with family, would He?”
“We get mail all the time from organizations asking for money, and we just get confused. We want to help, but how do we decide where we ought to give? We can't support everything and we know our little bit doesn't make much difference anyway.”
“I often wonder why God allows bad things to happen—things like wars, and diseases that kill young children. Does God sometimes make a mistake and let things happen that really shouldn’t have happened?”
“I'm very committed to making sure our family eats healthy foods and gets lots of exercise, but my husband says I'm overdoing it. Does the Bible say anything about living a healthy lifestyle?”
“I broke off from my fiance almost a year ago because I realized he was a very angry and controlling person, demanding I do everything his way. He's moved on to someone else but why do I find myself praying that God will bring us back together? It doesn't make any sense.”
“Our daughter came home from college at Christmas and told us she'd become a Christian there. We're not religious, however, and recently she's turned very negative toward us for not believing as she does. Is this the way Christians are supposed to act?”
“Last year, I earned some extra money working on the side and I didn’t see any reason for paying income tax on it this year. Several friends did the same, but my wife says this was wrong in God’s eyes. What does God have to do with taxes? That’s not a spiritual issue.”
“I’ve had some bad bosses in the past but my present one is the worst. No matter what we do, he always finds something wrong with it and never thanks us for what we did right. The situation is very stressful. Should I just quit?”
“Over the centuries, we’ve changed our ideas about every other area of knowledge, so why shouldn’t we change our ideas about God? Why should I believe in a religion that’s almost 2,000 years old?”
“I know we can become addicted to things like alcohol and drugs, but is it possible to become addicted to other things? My cousin spends hours and hours every day exercising, and it’s almost like an addiction with her.”
“I don’t have any trouble believing in God but He seems very far away — like a distant relative I’ve never met. People talk about getting close to God, but what do they mean by this, and is it really possible?”