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Read thoughtful responses to a wide assortment of questions from Billy Graham’s My Answer column and other resources.

I believe every generation needs to make up its own mind what is wrong and what is right. After all, there are lots of things that people used to think were wrong that are widely accepted today.

I know you won't agree, but I believe every generation needs to make up its own mind what is wrong and what is right. After all, there are lots of things that people used to think were wrong that are widely accepted today.

I can understand why God lets bad things happen to people who are evil, but why do bad things sometimes happen to good people?

I can understand why God lets bad things happen to people who are evil, but why do bad things sometimes happen to good people? I'd like to believe God cares about us, but this is a real problem for me.

I'm convinced that I have committed the unforgivable sin. I'm too ashamed to even tell you what I've done, but I know there is no way God could ever forgive me.

I'm convinced that I have committed the unforgivable sin. I'm too ashamed to even tell you what I've done, but I know there is no way God could ever forgive me. I thought I could get by with it, but I was wrong. The only reason I'm writing is to warn others not to do what I did.

Last year, a friend of mine committed suicide after a long battle with mental illness. I feel so guilty, because I should have seen the signs of what was happening and tried to help him but I didn't.

Last year, a friend of mine committed suicide after a long battle with mental illness. I feel so guilty, because I should have seen the signs of what was happening and tried to help him but I didn't. Can I ever put these feelings behind me?

You've always struck me as a person with a very positive outlook on life. Is this true?

You've always struck me as a person with a very positive outlook on life. Is this true? There seems to be so much pessimism in the world today, and I think we need to be more optimistic and positive.

Maybe I'll turn to God when I get older, but right now I'm too busy having fun. What would you say to someone like me?

I grew up in a churchgoing home, but to be honest I've thrown all that out the window now that I'm on my own. Maybe I'll turn to God when I get older, but right now I'm too busy having fun. What would you say to someone like me?

My husband and I are discussing whether or not to send our children to Sunday school. He thinks it would be a good thing but I think they're too young to understand. What's your opinion?

Do you think children can understand anything about God? My husband and I are discussing whether or not to send our children to Sunday school. He thinks it would be a good thing but I think they're too young to understand anything about God. What's your opinion?

My boyfriend admits he has a problem with alcohol sometimes, but he says if we get married he'll stop drinking. Do you think he means what he says?

My boyfriend admits he has a problem with alcohol sometimes, but he says if we get married he'll stop drinking. I think we really love each other, but I can't help but worry about this. Do you think he means what he says?

I work during the day and my husband works the night shift, so we almost never have any real time together. We need the money, but this is really causing problems in our marriage. What can we do?

Our marriage looks like it's headed for the rocks. The main problem is, I work during the day and he works the night shift, so we almost never have any real time together. We need the money, but how can we solve this? I didn't mean for our marriage to be this way.

We lost our home and almost everything in it to a fire a few months ago, and it has been devastating.

We lost our home and almost everything in it to a fire a few months ago, and it has been devastating. I know the Bible says we ought to give thanks in every situation, but how can God expect us to thank Him for this? I'm not sure if we'll ever recover.

Is the second coming of Jesus actually written about in the Bible, or is it just something novelists and filmmakers dreamed up?

We moved to a new city a few months ago and have started attending a nearby church. Last week, the pastor spoke on the second coming of Jesus. I had never heard about this in our old church. Is this part of the Bible, or is it just something novelists and filmmakers dreamed up?

I'm in my 20s and I just found out that I was adopted as a baby. Don't you think my parents should have told me much earlier?

A couple of months ago, I found out I was adopted as a baby. I'm in my 20s now, and this has been a very hard pill for me to swallow. Don't you think my parents should have told me much earlier?