“Several teenagers from our church are going on a mission trip to a village in Central America this summer. Do trips like this really do any good? I’m sure they’ll have a good time, but won’t they just get in the way of the missionaries already there?”
“My brother-in-law says he doesn’t believe there’s such a thing as right and wrong, and that what’s right for one person may be wrong for someone else. I’ve tried to show him what the Bible says, but he just laughs at it. How can I convince him he’s wrong?”
“I know the Bible says somewhere that we’re supposed to honor our parents, but how can you honor someone who walked out on his family and never had anything more to do with them? That was almost 30 years ago, but I’m still angry at my father for what he did to us. ”
“Pray for those who say they want nothing to do with God”
“Everyone in our family knows my aunt and uncle had a very stormy relationship. But when my uncle suddenly died a few weeks ago, my aunt spent lavishly on the funeral — expensive casket, beautiful flowers, etc. Why did she do this? Was she trying to make us think she actually loved him?”
“Is it a sin for me to take medicine for depression? I worry about this, because someone in my church said that if we’re right with God we won’t be depressed. The medicine really helps me, but I need to know if I’m doing something wrong.”
“I’m afraid I’ve caught an STD (sexually transmitted disease) and I’m scared. What should I do? If I pray hard enough, will it go away? No one told me this might happen. ”
“How can I get the Holy Spirit? I didn’t decide to follow Jesus until I was in my 40s, and He has made a real difference in my life. But someone told me I need the Holy Spirit, also.”
“Has your mind ever wandered when you tried to pray or read your Bible, or things like that? I know it shouldn’t be this way, but I have a hard time concentrating whenever I try to do any of these things. ”
“I’ve not been a Christian very long, and the other day someone in my church took me aside and bluntly said I needed to clean up my language. Is he right? I admit it kind of offended me. I don’t see what difference it makes, since everyone talks this way.”
“I know I ought to go to church, but since my husband died I feel all alone when I get in church, and it’s just easier to stay home. Everyone has their family, and I just feel out of place.”
“Did Jesus think God had abandoned Him when He was crucified? I’ve never really understood why Jesus thought God had forsaken Him, and I wondered about it again this Easter. Was Jesus doubting God?”