“Some of my friends are really into God, but I don’t see why it’s such a big deal. I’m in high school with lots of exciting things going on in my life, and I don’t need God. My best friend says I’m wrong, but how does she know? ”
“How good do you have to be before God will answer your prayers? I know I’m not perfect; I have a lot of problems and know I need God’s help. But I don’t pray about my problems because I don’t think God will hear me.”
“My husband says he loves me, but all he’s really interested in is his job. He always brings work home and often spends weekends working, and no matter how much I get after him, things never change. Is it time for me to move on? ”
“I think I can feel God’s presence just as much taking a hike in the woods or playing golf as I can going to church — or more so. Why should I bother with church? I’ve never found church very interesting anyway, to be honest.”
“I can understand why God says it’s wrong to do things that hurt others, but what about things that don’t hurt anyone? I don’t see why they ought to be labeled as sin. What I do privately doesn’t bother anyone else.”
“Why can’t I get over my husband’s death last year? He’d struggled with cancer for over two years, so it wasn’t unexpected. I know he’s in heaven, but even that doesn’t help much. What’s wrong with me? ”
“I know the Bible says that in heaven we won’t have any more pain or sorrow, and I believe that. But if that’s true, why doesn’t God take us to heaven right now? Frankly, life gets to be a burden sometimes, and when it does, I yearn for heaven. Is it wrong to feel this way?”
“Is it possible to really know you’ll go to heaven when you die? I’ve always tried to be a good person, but I worry about whether or not I’ve been good enough to get into heaven. How can I know?”
“Why are some people so hostile toward God? A man I work with is like this; if someone even mentions God or Jesus in his presence he gets upset. I asked him once why he reacts this way, but his answer didn’t make any sense to me. ”
“Can some people really foretell the future? I admit I’d like to know what’s going to happen to me, but I’m not sure if I really ought to get involved with a lady near us who claims she can predict the future through cards and things like that. ”
“My husband and I traveled to Europe for the first time this summer, and we were shocked when we visited some of those vast cathedrals and found out only a handful of people attend services now. Is Christianity dying over there? Could it happen here? ”