“When I got out of prison last year (after seven years for armed robbery) my family made it very clear that they didn’t want anything to do with me. I didn’t even get invited to my daughter’s wedding. I know I’ve messed up my life, but why can’t people be more forgiving?”
“Does an angel come to be with us and take us to heaven when we die? I hope so, because I don't expect to live much longer, and I don't like the thought of being all alone when I die.”
“I'm in the hospital (broken hip), and the doctor says I can't live on my own any more but must go into a nursing home. I can't face it. I've been independent all my life. My children live in other cities, and I can't go live with them. Why is God doing this to me?”
“I was shocked by a story in our newspaper the other day about some people in our community who say they worship Satan. They say Satan isn’t evil like people think he is, but is a force for good. I thought this kind of superstition went out with the Middle Ages.”
“The other day, a friend asked me why I was such a pessimist. Well, until that moment I don't think I'd ever realized I was like this, but she's probably right. How can I get out of this? Or should I? After all, there are a lot of things wrong with the world.”
“I know something is missing in my spiritual life, and from what I’ve heard some of my friends say, I think it must be the Holy Spirit. What do I have to do to get the Holy Spirit?”
“I was always taught that at the end of each day we ought to ask God to forgive us for any sins we’ve committed during that day. But sometimes I can’t think of anything I’ve done wrong or that I ought to confess. Am I overlooking something?”
“I heard someone say the other day that when we get to heaven, we're probably going to be surprised at some of the people who will be there. Do you think it's true?”
“What good does it do to ask others to pray for us? Why should we ask others to pester Him with our requests? Isn't it enough to pray on our own?”
“My father was an alcoholic (and not much of a father as a result), so I always said I’d never go down that path. Well, you can guess what’s happened — I’ve become an alcoholic. How did this happen?”
“Some people in our church want me to become a church officer, but I'm not sure I should. They think I'd do a good job because I've been successful in my business, but to be honest I'm not even sure I'm a very good Christian. How should I decide?”
“I'm sure you've been asked this before, but do you think we're approaching the end of the world? I've heard, for example, about that ancient Mayan calendar that predicts the world is going to end soon, and I wonder if it might be true.”