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Every year, our church celebrates Palm Sunday, the day when the crowds cheered Jesus as He entered Jerusalem for the last time. But I've never understood why they turned against Him just a few days later and demanded He be put to death. Why did they?

“Every year, our church celebrates Palm Sunday, the day when the crowds cheered Jesus as He entered Jerusalem for the last time. But I’ve never understood why they turned against Him just a few days later and demanded He be put to death. Why did they?”

When God doesn't answer our prayers, is it because He's testing our faith to see if it's genuine? A friend of mine got angry at God when his prayers weren't answered, and I couldn't help but feel that his reaction proved his faith wasn't very strong.

“When God doesn’t answer our prayers, is it because He’s testing our faith to see if it’s genuine? A friend of mine got angry at God when his prayers weren’t answered, and I couldn’t help but feel that his reaction proved his faith wasn’t very strong.”

The doctor says I have a mild form of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), and because of this I have a hard time concentrating in church. That's why I don't get much out of the sermon, because my mind wanders all over the place. I know this is wrong but what can I do about it?

“The doctor says I have a mild form of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), and because of this I have a hard time concentrating in church. That's why I don't get much out of the sermon, because my mind wanders all over the place. I know this is wrong but what can I do about it?”

My mother is in her late 90s and not in very good health, and she keeps asking me why God keeps her here instead of taking her to heaven. She feels like she's just a burden to us, and anyway, she yearns to be reunited with her husband. What can I say to her?

“My mother is in her late 90s and not in very good health, and she keeps asking me why God keeps her here instead of taking her to heaven. She feels like she's just a burden to us, and anyway, she yearns to be reunited with her husband. What can I say to her?”

I just saw a movie that was a clever attack on the Christian faith (in my opinion). Although it was only a story, it claimed Jesus was just another man and there isn't any reason to believe He was the Son of God. Why would someone want to tear down people's faith?

“I just saw a movie that was a clever attack on the Christian faith (in my opinion). Although it was only a story, it claimed Jesus was just another man and there isn't any reason to believe He was the Son of God. Why would someone want to tear down people's faith?”

How do you know when to openly confront someone who's doing something wrong, and when to back off and hope you can deal with them later? My niece grew up in our church but now she's turned her back on her parents' moral standards (and on them). I want to help her but I don't want to make her mad.

“How do you know when to openly confront someone who's doing something wrong, and when to back off and hope you can deal with them later? My niece grew up in our church but now she's turned her back on her parents' moral standards (and on them). I want to help her but I don't want to make her mad.”

If God made everything, doesn't that mean He made the devil? And if He made the devil, doesn't that mean God is responsible for all the evil in the world? Personally, I'm not convinced that God is good, like most preachers say. I think He is probably a mixture of good and evil, just like we are.

“If God made everything, doesn't that mean He made the devil? And if He made the devil, doesn't that mean God is responsible for all the evil in the world? Personally, I'm not convinced that God is good, like most preachers say. I think He is probably a mixture of good and evil, just like we are.”

Many years ago, my sister and I had a sharp disagreement about something and haven't talked to each other since. But recently I realized this wasn't the way God wanted me to act, and since then I've tried to reach out to her (without success). My Christmas card to her even came back unopened and refused. Should I just give up?

“Many years ago, my sister and I had a sharp disagreement about something and haven't talked to each other since. But recently I realized this wasn't the way God wanted me to act, and since then I've tried to reach out to her (without success). My Christmas card to her even came back unopened and refused. Should I just give up?”