“Both of my parents died of cancer, and some of my other relatives have had it also. I know I ought to go to the doctor and get tested but I'm afraid to do it. If I pray hard enough will God protect me anyway?”
“My brother and I are very worried about our parents, and we don't know what to do. They're getting up in years, and in recent months Mother has become very difficult and irrational (which isn't like her at all). But Father won't take her to the doctor because he says she gets very angry at him if he even suggests it. Is there anything we can do?”
“I'm very concerned about a neighbor of mine. His life has kind of fallen apart since his wife divorced him for another man. He needs God and I'd like to invite him to church, but I'm afraid to ask him for fear he'll think I'm trying to cram my religion down his throat and cut me off. How can I help him?”
“Everyone thinks we are a perfect couple, but the truth is we're having a lot of problems, and I'm not sure we're going to make it. We need help, but our pastor would be shocked if we went to him. Where can we turn? We can't afford expensive counseling.”
“Is it true we ought to ask people that we've hurt to forgive us? I became a Christian recently, and although my ex-husband and I divorced many years ago, I know it was mainly my fault. Should I ask him to forgive me? We've both remarried, so I'm not trying to reconnect with him or anything.”
“I know you must get lots of letters like this, but my husband admitted to me the other day that he had been having an affair with someone he met at work. He claims it's all over, but I don't think I can ever forgive him. Is our marriage finished?”
“What do you think it takes to become a successful person? I'd like to quit my job and start my own business, but I know it's a big step and I want to make sure I'll make a success of it.”
“I've tried to confess my sins to God so He'll forgive me, but I'm sure I don't remember everything I've ever done wrong. This worries me, because I know I need to have all my sins forgiven before God will let me into heaven.”
“We have a son who is almost 4, and I wonder if you think he's too young for us to try to teach him to pray (like when we put him to bed at night). He's beginning to ask us questions about God, but we're not sure he really understands what we say.”
“Is money evil? I've heard that the Bible says this someplace, but does this mean it's wrong to have a good job and have a nice home and try to make your family financially secure?”
“My boyfriend and I have been living together for a couple of years, but last month he announced it was over and told me to get out. This has been devastating, but when I moved back home with my parents, they told me I got what I deserved, and God was punishing me. Are they right?”
“Why are some people always trying to get people to believe exactly like they do? One of the guys I play golf with is what I guess you'd call a born-again Christian, and he's always trying to get me to go to his church or get involved in a Bible study or something. He's a great person but sometimes I wish he'd just back off.”