We moved to a new city last year and joined a church that we like. But last week they passed their budget for the coming year, and it seems to us that they're spending far too much money to pay back the debt on our new building, and not enough to help people. Are we just being critical?
My grandmother gave me a Bible for Christmas, but I don't know what to do with it. I tried to read it but got bogged down after the first few pages. I like to read, but somehow I just can't seem to get into the Bible.
How can I know whether or not my sister has gotten involved with a cult? I admit they've done her a lot of good, but it's a fairly small denomination and I don't know anything about them. She says they believe in Jesus, but I'm not sure what they mean by that.
Like you, I believe that Jesus is going to return to earth some day. But how do you know He hasn't already come? Maybe He's already living as a small boy in Africa or Asia someplace, or something like that.
When my husband walked out on me, I thought all my problems were over. We'd had so many conflicts that I thought anything was better than staying married. But no one told me about the financial problems that single mothers have. I don't have a question, but maybe you can warn people that divorce isn't always the best answer.
Do you think God judges nations as well as individuals? I have some friends who say He does, and that our nation needs to repent before it's too late. But don't we have a lot of good people in our country also, and won't that keep God from judging us?
I'm in reasonably good health and still able to take care of myself (I live alone), but my children say I ought to think about going into a nursing home. They say I should do it before I start having problems, but I really don't want to. How can I decide what to do?
My wife and I are worried about her aunt, who is getting very forgetful. The other day, we found out she's been giving money to someone who gave her a hard luck story that we know isn't true, and he's just taking advantage of her. Should we just stay out of it, although we're now her closest relatives? We aren't greedy, but we'd hate to see him steal her money.
How seriously should you take it when someone says she's decided her life isn't worth living? Our teenaged niece has been saying this recently, but her parents say she's just going through a phase and we ought to ignore her. Are they right?
A year ago, my girlfriend dropped me and married someone else, and it was a real shock. The problem is, I still love her, and now she and her husband have moved only a couple of miles away. Would it be wrong for me to get in touch with her privately and try to see her occasionally?
One of my two sons never had much to do with me after my husband and I divorced, and after his father died he cut off all contact. I don't even know where he is. With Christmas approaching, I'd give anything just to get a card from him, but I know I won't. What did I do wrong?
I wanted to buy my nephew (who is 16) a nice Bible for Christmas this year, but I just got confused when I got to the bookstore and saw all the different versions, and ended up not getting one. What would you recommend I do, if anything?
