“I'll be getting out of jail in a few months, and I'm debating what to do next. My sister wants me to move near her, because she says I don't need to be around my old friends. But I don't like going where I don't know anyone. Maybe you can advise me.”
“I know you've said we need to pray for our world because we have so many problems. But what good does it do to pray? In spite of all our prayers, things just seem to be getting worse, not better. I get very discouraged when I look at the world today, and I don't see much hope, do you?”
“Our son just came home from his first few weeks at college, and I'm not sure we like what's happening to him. He talks like he's not sure if he believes in God anymore, and sounds like he's just mainly having a good time. What can we do?”
“My cousin is mad at me because I told her she loves her dogs more than she loves her family. That may sound funny but it's true, and I felt she ought to face it. But she got very offended, and now won't talk to me. Was I wrong to tell her the truth?”
“My wife and I do volunteer work through our church at a local homeless shelter. But we get very discouraged because so many of the people are involved in drugs or alcohol and yet won't do anything about it. What is the use of trying to help them?”
“What does it mean to be poor in spirit, as Jesus said we ought to be? I don’t understand this, because it seems to me that we ought to strive to be rich in spirit, not poor. Or am I missing the point?”
“I've made such a mess of my life and I know God doesn't want anything to do with me, because years ago, when I had the chance to turn my life over to Him, I turned away. I wanted to run my own life, and now I'm paying the price. Please tell people to accept God while they can, or they'll lose out like I have.”
“Is looking at pornography wrong in God’s eyes? I admit I’ve gotten hooked on it through the Internet (which my wife doesn’t know about) but I’m not sure I see anything wrong with it. Do you?”
“I'd always looked forward to being a mother, but to be honest, I hate it. Our 2-year-old doesn't give me a minute's rest, and the baby is always cranky. I thought it would be fun to be a mother, but I'm exhausted. Please pray I'll have patience.”
“My cousin had very serious emotional problems most of her life, and finally they overwhelmed her and she committed suicide. I firmly believe she was a Christian, but did she lose her salvation by doing this? Is suicide the unpardonable sin?”
“For my high school graduation, my aunt gave me a very nice gold cross to wear as a necklace, and she said it would bring me good luck if I wore it. Is she right?”
“When were the angels created? Or have they always existed, just like God has? I've never seen an angel, and probably never will, but I believe they exist and they do watch over us.”