“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.”
“For several years my father was disabled and my mother faithfully cared for him, although it was very hard. Now I'm facing a similar situation with my husband, and I thank God every day for her example. Does God sometimes prepare us for things like this, even when we aren't aware of it?”
“We're expecting our first baby in a few months, and to be honest I'm scared to death about being a mother. My own mother wasn't a very good role model (drugs, running around, finally abandoning us), and I never learned how to be a good mother. Does the Bible say anything about this?”
“I made my decision for Jesus when I was about 14, but once I got away from home and joined the Army I left it all behind. Now, here I am 20 years later and my life is a wreck. Will God take me back, or have I gone too far?”
“I just don't see how I can ever forgive my ex-husband after all the hurt he caused me. I know Jesus said we ought to forgive others, but why should I bother?”
“My oldest sister has been through three bad marriages so far, and maybe that’s the reason I’ve never gotten married. I’d love to be married (I’m almost 24), but I’m so afraid I’ll end up like her that I just can’t seem to make a commitment to anyone. Is something wrong with me?”
“Our whole family is kind of in shock, because one of our brothers never got along with his wife, yet after he died last year she spent an enormous amount of money on his funeral and on an elaborate gravestone. Why would she do this? They weren't wealthy or anything.”