“Our church is planning a major building project, and they’re going to bring in a fundraising firm to get the money for it. But to be honest, I’m put off by what I’ve heard about their high-pressure techniques. Should I tell the pastor about my concerns?”
“I don’t like to admit this, but our son is leaving for college in a few weeks and I can’t wait for him to go. He’s gotten very rebellious, and almost every conversation turns into a shouting match. I hate that it’s like this, and I’m afraid he’s headed for trouble, but what can we do?”
“How do you know when to hang on to a bad marriage and when to move on? My husband has been unfaithful to me almost since the beginning of our marriage, and now he’s moved in with another woman and says it’s time for us to call it quits. I don’t know what to tell him. I feel so hopeless.”
“Our family is very upset because my brother died recently and his wife didn’t even notify any of us until after the funeral. They lived in another part of the country so we didn’t know what was going on, but this has made us very angry. Is it wrong for us to feel this way?”
“How can you say that God is a loving God when so much of the Bible talks about God judging people? That doesn't sound very kind and loving to me.”
“I read somewhere that there are approximately 6 billion people on earth. How can God ever keep track of all of them and what they are doing? I just can’t imagine that God is interested in what happens to every one of us. He’s too big to worry about us, it seems to me.”
“I did something very terrible almost 20 years ago, and I've hated myself ever since. But if I can't forgive myself for what I did, how can I ever expect God to forgive me? I thought I'd get over my guilt feelings as time went by, but I haven't.”
“I was very sorry to read in the newspaper about the death of your wife, Ruth. From all I've read, she must have been a remarkable woman, and I know you'll miss her very much. You and your family are in my prayers.”
“I've never understood why some people seem to hate God. A man I work with gets very upset whenever anyone brings up the subject of religion, even if they aren't trying to convert anyone or start an argument. Why is this?”
“What do you think about falling in love over the Internet? I’ve gotten very involved with a man through a chat room I’m on, and he says he thinks he loves me, and I think I love him. Now he wants me to come visit him (he’s in another part of the country), but my parents are saying no.”
“My husband and I feel so guilty, because last year we put his mother in a nursing home. She has Alzheimer's and it was getting very difficult for us to take care of her, but we still worry that we made the wrong decision. Is God trying to tell us to bring her back?”
“I've always been successful in life, and until recently I guess I was fairly proud of my accomplishments. But recently I gave my life to Jesus, and I know I ought to be more humble. But how can I achieve this?”