“I've been a Christian for many years, but I finally got around to reading the book of Revelation the other day. To be honest, however, I found it rather confusing. Does it have any meaning for us today?”
“I'd like to be a good father, but my ex-wife has our three children most of the time and it seems like all I do is entertain them when they do visit. Do you have any suggestions?”
“I've been reading a popular book lately that claims to tell people how to get in touch with the spiritual side of their lives. At first, I thought it was really good but now I'm not so sure. How can I know if the author is telling the truth and not leading me down the wrong road?”
“In a few weeks, I'll be going to a foreign country as part of a high school summer missions project from our church. What advice would you give me so I can get the most out of this? I really believe God opened the door for me to go on this trip, but I'm not sure exactly why.”
“My husband grew up in a religious home, but somewhere along the way he decided it wasn't for him. He isn't a bad person, but it breaks my heart to think we won't be in heaven together. What can I do, besides pray for him (which I do every day)?”
“What will we look like when we get to heaven? Will we just be spirits or something like that, floating around from place to place but not being anything solid?”
“We're like a lot of people today, falling farther and farther behind on our mortgage payments. We're going to lose our house if something doesn't happen. Would it be wrong to pray about this, since it isn't religious?”
“I'm not trying to be difficult, but if Jesus paid the price for all our sins, then why should we bother to keep the Ten Commandments? After all, the Bible says we can't be saved by keeping God's laws, doesn't it?”
“I've decided it doesn't pay to be nice to needy people and give them money, because they're just taking advantage of you (as I've learned through bitter experience). I know this isn't a very Christian attitude, but we have to take care of our own families first, don't we?”
“How can you convince someone to believe in Jesus when they don't think the Bible is true? My neighbor is a good person, but when I quote the Bible to her or tell her she needs to have her sins forgiven she just laughs.”
“I was shocked to read the other day that our nation has one of the world's highest percentages of people who are in prison. Why is this, when we're also one of the most religious nations on earth? Something is wrong here.”
“I want to make myself clear: I have no interest in God or religion, and I don't care who knows it. As far as I'm concerned, God doesn't exist, and this life is all there is. Don't even bother to write me back, because I'm not interested.”