“I’m graduating from college shortly, and am planning to become a high school science teacher. But most of my professors don’t have any use for religion, and they say you can’t believe in both science and God. Can I be a Christian and still be a scientist?”
“I prayed and prayed that God would heal my grandmother, but He didn’t. I know she was old and in poor health, but she raised me and I’d always depended on her for spiritual and emotional support. Why didn’t God answer my prayers? It’s hard not to be upset.”
“I’d never read the Bible much, but this year I made a New Year’s resolution to read through the New Testament, and so far I’ve kept it. But why are there four accounts of Jesus’ life instead of just one? They all seem to tell the same story.”
“How can God possibly keep track of all the prayers that people offer up every day? There must be hundreds of millions of them. I know God is bigger than we are, but this seems impossible.”
“I suppose you believe in the devil, but how do you know he even exists? I think evil things only happen because of our selfishness, not because some imaginary supernatural being called Satan is working behind the scenes. ”
“Does it do any good to argue with someone about religion? My cousin says he’s a doubter, and he loves to get into debates with me about God, but I’m not sure I’m doing him any good. Should I just quit trying to answer his questions?”
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“What’s the difference (if any) between wishing something will happen and actually praying about it? I often hope God will do something about a problem I’m facing, but is that the same as praying about it?”
“ I’ve told my children that I want to communicate with them after I die, and that they should find a medium who can arrange this. But one of my daughters refuses to cooperate. This hurts me very much. What’s wrong with asking them to contact me after death? ”
“I don’t see how any intelligent person can believe what the Bible says. The people who wrote it thousands of years ago didn’t know anything about science, and anyway, it’s full of contradictions. I’m sorry, but I just can’t swallow the idea that it’s God’s Word.”
“What happens to us right after we die? Do we go immediately to heaven, or are we in an unconscious state (like sleep) until the end of time? My favorite aunt (a woman of great faith) died a few months ago, and not knowing if she’s already in heaven bothers me.”
“We were with our daughter and her family over Easter, and she got very upset at us because we made some pointed comments about the way she lets her children run wild (which we certainly never let her do). Maybe we should’ve been more tactful, but don’t we have a responsibility as grandparents to say something?”