“I’ve been in constant pain the last two years because of some back surgery that didn’t work. Now I’m afraid I’ve gotten hooked on painkillers. I get prescriptions from several doctors who don’t know I’m getting them from the others. I know that’s wrong, but I can’t stand the pain. Why doesn’t God take it away?”
“I’m scared of getting older, because I divorced my wife many years ago and I’m not on good terms with my children, and all I can see in front of me is loneliness and hopelessness. I wish I could go back and change the decisions I made, but it’s too late. Maybe someone can learn from my mistakes.”
“I do volunteer work in our local hospital, and in general I find it very fulfilling. But what can I say to someone who has no hope of recovery? I try to cheer them up by urging them to think positively, but to be honest that seems kind of empty.”
“I know you say that we will become God’s children if we commit our lives to Him, but aren’t we already God’s children? I believe everyone is a child of God, even if they don’t realize it.”
“I’ve been asked to teach a class for 6-year-olds in our church, but I wonder if I’ll just be wasting my time. I love kids and all that, but aren’t they too young to learn anything about God?”
“Our pastor is always praying for our nation and our leaders and things like that, but does it honestly do any good? I can't see that we're any better off today than we were 50 or 100 years ago, and in some ways we're probably worse.”
“I don't agree with people who say some things are always right and other things are always wrong. Why should I? We need to make our own decisions about what's right or wrong, and not worry about an outdated moral code like the Ten Commandments.”
“I've really messed up my life. The doctor says I've caught a sexually-transmitted disease that probably can't be cured. No one will ever want to marry me now. Why didn't someone warn me about this? Or maybe they did and I just didn't listen.”
“How bad does a nation have to get before God steps in and destroys it? Sometimes I wonder if we aren't getting close to that line.”
“My brother and I are only two years apart, and our parents were very devout. Over the years, my faith has meant much to me, but my brother has always been very rebellious and hasn't wanted anything to do with God. Now he says it's too late to change. Why did we take such different paths?”
“I started reading the Bible from the beginning the other day, and I want to ask you a question: Why did Adam and Eve eat that apple? Didn't they know it was wrong and was going to bring them all sorts of trouble?”
“You're always telling people to go to church, but all the churches I've been to are so boring I can't stand it. You'll probably tell me just to keep looking, but why should I? Besides that, I enjoy having a day to myself.”