“By the time you get this, our church’s young people will be on a mission trip, mainly doing a construction project for a church in a poor country. To be truthful, I’m not convinced trips like this do much good, since they only last a week or so. Am I wrong?”
“No one ever warned us about the dangers of debt, and after we got married we bought anything we wanted and simply put it on our credit cards. Now, we’re up to our eyeballs in debt, and I don’t see how we’ll ever get out. Does the Bible say anything about debt?”
“My sister’s husband is very successful, and I can’t help but be jealous over all the nice things she has and the fun things they’re able to do. Is it wrong for me to be jealous like this?”
“God must be very upset with me because I keep trying to be a good Christian, but I keep falling short. What’s wrong with me? I thought Christians weren’t supposed to sin.”
“I’ve been going through some hard times recently, and a few weeks ago a friend urged me to turn to God and give my life to Jesus. Well, I went ahead and did this, but what happens now? Is He going to take away all my problems?”
“I don’t know much about religion, but I’ve heard people talk about the grace of God and I’m wondering what this means. We talk about people like athletes being graceful, but I don’t see how that would apply to God.”
“I’ve come to the conclusion that our nation has become so immoral and godless that we can only expect God to judge us. It happened to nations in Old Testament times, so why not now?”
“Is meditation the same thing as prayer? I have a friend who says she meditates a lot and finds it helpful, but when I asked her if this meant she was actually praying, she wasn’t able to give me a clear answer. ”
“My best friend when I was growing up always claimed to be a Christian and was active in his church, but now says he’s turned his back on Jesus and doesn’t want anything to do with God. Why do you suppose he did this?”
“I started selling drugs to get out of debt, thinking I could do it quietly and not get in trouble. Now I’m in prison, and I’ve wrecked my life and my marriage. Please warn people not to do what I did. I wish someone had warned me.”
“I’ve tried several times to read the Bible, but I’ve finally given up. It’s just too big and too confusing. Maybe it’s just for preachers and Bible teachers and people like that. I know I sure haven’t gotten anything out of it.”
“Many people I know say they believe in Jesus, even if they don’t go to church or anything. Is believing in Jesus all it really takes to get into heaven?”