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If you had to put the heart of what you believe about God into just one sentence, what would you say? Or is that possible?

If you had to put the heart of what you believe about God into just one sentence, what would you say? Or is that possible?

Seeking Gods will when making decisions

My sister and her husband are always praying about decisions they have to make, but I think they just need to use their brains to decide what to do. After all, why did God give us a brain if He didn't expect us to use it?

How can I decide what to do with my life?

I'll be graduating from college in a few months, and I'm getting panicky because I don't have any idea what I'm going to do. How can I decide what to do with my life?

I am a new Christian; why is the bible so hard to understand?

I am a new Christian and I try to read the Bible but I get discouraged because there are many parts of it I don't understand. Is this a futile exercise?

My biggest struggle as a Christian is to know God’s will and the purpose of my life. The more people I talk to about it, the more confused I get. Is it difficult to know God’s will?

My biggest struggle as a Christian is to know God's will and the purpose of my life. The more people I talk to about it, the more confused I get. Is it difficult to know God's will?

Parenting in today’s world is harder than it used to be. What is the key to being a good parent?

Parenting in today's world is harder than it used to be. What is the key to being a good parent?

When we get to heaven, will we know what’s happening on earth?

When we get to heaven, will we know what's happening on earth? If so, how can we be happy? There's so much misery in the world that I'd think it would just make us sad.

Our son came home from college and doesn’t believe in God anymore. What should we do?

We're in shock because our son came home from college for Thanksgiving and announced he didn't believe in God anymore. He even refused to go to church with us. Where did we go wrong? What can we do?

How do I avoid temptations at school?

By the time you get this I'll be in college, and I'm nervous about school. It'll be my first time away from home, and I know I'll face lots of temptations. I'm not sure I'm strong enough to resist them. I guess I've lived kind of a sheltered life. What if I can't handle the pressures at school? Pray for me.

Am I making a mistake going to a large public school where Christianity is ridiculed?

I'm headed for college shortly, and I can't help but worry about the pressures I'll face as a Christian. It's a large state university, and from what my friends tell me it's not a very easy place to be a Christian. Am I making a mistake going there?

What should I do when teachers or peers attack my faith?

It took me about two minutes to discover that my college roommate isn't only an atheist, but he's also very aggressive about it. Should I move out and find a roommate who won't constantly make fun of my faith in Jesus?

When should I start talking to my child about God?

Our 4-year-old keeps asking me questions about God, and I don't know what to tell him. I've tried to put him off by saying that he's too young to understand things like this, but that doesn't satisfy him. What should we do?