“Our children get upset at us because we won’t let them watch some of the TV programs their friends do. Are we just being narrow-minded? We’re appalled at some of the things their friends watch, and yet their parents don’t seem to care.”
“The only thing my wife and I ever argue about is money. We wish we could stop, and we try, but then something comes up and we’re back at it. We even pray about it, but that doesn’t seem to help. What are we doing wrong?”
“How do you convince someone that they need to forget the bad things that happened in the past and get on with their life? My aunt constantly dwells on how her ex-husband emotionally abused her, and she just won’t let it go.”
“My neighbor has had some serious personal problems recently, and she blames them all on God. She says she doesn’t want anything more to do with Him anymore and gets very upset if I even mention praying about her problems. How can I help her?”
“My husband simply won’t go to the doctor, although I can tell he’s beginning to have some problems that need attention. Why is he so stubborn? Why won’t he face the fact that he’s getting older and needs help?”
“My friend’s father took his own life recently, and it’s been very hard on his family. He was beginning to have some serious health issues, and he left a note saying he didn’t want to be a burden to anyone. Was this a good reason?”
“Our pastor always prays for our leaders and for world peace, but does it really do any good? The world seems just as messed up as it ever was. Isn’t praying for vague things like ”
“I’m not interested in God, and I can’t understand why anyone would want to be. I have my own life to live, and I don’t need God telling me what to do. Having God around would just be a bother. I had enough of God when I was a kid. ”
“Where is God? My Christian friend says He is somewhere up in heaven, but my yoga instructor says God dwells in every one of us, and we just need to look within to connect with The Divine (which is what she calls God). Who’s right?”
“My brother has kidney disease, and unless things change he’ll probably need a kidney transplant. Is there anything in the Bible to keep me from offering him one of my kidneys? I want to help him, but I don’t want to do anything God forbids.”
“When we get to heaven, will we ever have worries or bad thoughts, or think about things we really shouldn’t think about? Sometimes my brain wanders all over the place, and I find myself thinking about things I know I shouldn’t. Will it be different in heaven?”
“Is it a sin to get discouraged when things don’t go the way we want them to? Did Jesus ever get discouraged?”