“I know the end of the year is still several months away, but I’m already dreading it because every December we get a flood of mail from organizations asking for money. We want to be generous, but we can’t support all of them. How should we decide?”
“I’ve heard people say that Jesus never sinned, but I have a hard time believing that. He must have done something wrong at least once in His life, like we all do. What difference does it make anyway?”
“My neighbor is a really good person who’s always helping people and all that, but he won’t have anything to do with a church or with God because he says Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites. How can I answer him?”
“I’m facing some hard decisions, so recently I went to a woman who claimed she could tell the future and give me some guidance by reading my palm. But what she said was kind of vague and not very helpful. Did I waste my money?”
“I know many prisoners write you, but could you say something to those of us who are family members of prisoners? It’s really hard on us, not only because we’re missing a family member, but because some people don’t want anything to do with us. Soon my husband will be out, but it’s been tough.”
“Do you think we have something inside us that tells us what’s right and wrong? I used to think so, but I work in our local police department and I’ve seen people do so many evil things that I’m beginning to wonder.”
“Our son just left to go back to college, and although I hate to admit it, it was a relief to see him go. He came home this summer with all sorts of strange ideas, and said he no longer believes in God. All we did was argue, but that didn’t get us anywhere. Any advice?”
“I’m 10 years old and I’d like to know how the world is going to end, according to the Bible. Will it be sudden, through atom bombs and things like that? Or will it happen slowly, through something like pollution?”
“Does the Bible tell us what the devil looks like? We see cartoon images of the devil, with a red suit, forked tail and all that, but would we recognize him if he appeared? I’ve always been curious about this.”
“Maybe I’m just from a different generation, but why on earth would any young person turn to drugs? Don’t they know they’re endangering their lives and may even destroy them? It doesn’t make sense.”
“Will all my problems go away if I turn to God? I’ve had a couple of people say this to me, but I have a hard time believing it. I’m not sure it even works for them, if they’re honest about it.”
“I have a lot of questions about God, but my aunt tells me not to think about them and just have faith. But how can I have faith in something, when I don’t even know if it exists?”