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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?

“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?”

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.”