“What caused Judas to turn against Jesus and betray Him to the authorities? After all, he’d been with Jesus during His ministry and seen all His miracles and everything, hadn’t he? It’s never made sense to me.”
“This year, I decided to read some passages in the Bible that lead up to the Easter story, and I was surprised to see how much Jesus talked during those days about His second coming. But that never happened, did it? Did Jesus really think He'd come back to earth some day, or was He just trying to cheer up His followers?”
“Why did Jesus deliberately put Himself in harm's way during His last days? Why didn't He withdraw somewhere and be safe, instead of risking His life by going out in public and giving the authorities the opportunity to arrest Him?”
“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.”
“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?”
“I’m confused about something I read in the Bible recently. It’s the place where Jesus says that no one has ever seen God. Does this mean no one was saved and went to heaven before Jesus came to earth to save us?”
“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 wife walked out on me a few months ago and left me with our three young children. How can I be a good father to them when it’s all I can do to keep my head above water?”
“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.”
“I have a friend who says she prays about everything and finds it very natural to do so. What do you think is her secret? I admit I pray mostly when I get in trouble, but she isn't like that. I wish I had her faith but I guess I never will.”