“We moved recently, and the church we're going to now has a very formal pattern of worship which never varies from week to week (unlike our old church). We like the people and the pastor, but isn't there a danger that we'll become so familiar with what we do every week that we'll forget what it's supposed to mean?”
“My aunt (who's in her 90s) still reads her Bible every day, and has for many years. I've tried to follow her example, but to be honest, the next day I can't even remember what I read the day before. I just don't get anything out of it. Why should I keep reading?”
“Do you think people in heaven remember what went on during their lifetimes on earth? I'd hate to think my husband (who died last year) has forgotten all about me or doesn't remember the happiness we had together.”
“I understand the Bible says we ought to love everyone, but some of my relatives are very difficult, and when we got together this Christmas it wasn’t very pleasant. How can I make myself love people who are very hard to love?”
“I thought divorce was the answer, but I realize now it wasn’t. It’s too late to go back and change things (my ex-wife has remarried anyway), but I hope you’ll warn people not to think divorce is the easy way out, because it isn’t. I should have tried harder to keep my marriage together.”
“Why do so many churches have problems and conflicts? In our case, it comes from older members who don’t want to welcome some of the new people who’ve moved into our area, but it could be almost anything. Why is this?”
“People say I'm a perfectionist, and I guess they're probably right. But I admit it gets me in trouble with people sometimes, because I'll see their flaws and try to correct them, and then they get upset with me. How can I learn to be more tolerant of people's flaws?”
“After I retired six months ago, we moved to a different part of the country. We'd been looking forward to it for a long time, but I'm afraid we haven't been very happy here. We haven't made any friends, and we almost wish we were back home. Did we make a mistake?”
“Do you think the antichrist is already alive? Theres so much evil and violence in the world today that I can't help but wonder if he is alive and behind it all. Or is the antichrist just a symbol or a figure of speech?”
“How do you know when God is trying to tell you something? I walked away from a bad car wreck a few weeks ago with only a few scratches, and I couldn't help but wonder why God spared my life. I could have been killed just as easily.”
“Was Jesus really born of a virgin? I have a hard time believing He didn't have a human father, just like everyone else does.”
“What is the true meaning of Christmas, in your opinion? I hear a lot about peace and good will and things like that around Christmastime, but is this the whole story?”