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I have a friend who is always reading those prophecies about the future that you see in supermarket tabloids and magazines. She really takes them seriously and tries to follow them, and says God is speaking to her and guiding her through them. Is she right?

 

What is the difference between love and lust? I think I'm in love with a girl who goes to the same college I do, but sometimes I wonder if it's just physical attraction. How can I know? I don't want to make a mistake.

 

What do you think of contemporary Christian music? Our church is beginning to use it more and more, but to be honest I'm having a hard time getting used to it. My teenaged children like it, however.

 

Recently, I reconnected with an old Army buddy who was with me during the first Gulf war. He almost lost his life during one of the battles, and claimed it made him turn to God. But when I asked him if God still meant anything to him, he just laughed and said that was all in the past. What's happened to him?

 

I've really made a mess of my life. I thought I could get by with ignoring things like right and wrong, and now I'm suffering the consequences. But here is my question: Why should I bother asking God for forgiveness? It won't change anything.

 

I got a very serious infection when I went into the hospital for some surgery a few months ago, and I almost lost my life. Who saved me, God or my doctors? My wife says it was God, but what difference does it make?

 

I'm just starting my senior year in high school, and suddenly it's really hit me that I've got a lot of major decisions to make in the next few months — things like college. How can I know I'll make the right decisions?

 

I hate to admit this, but many years ago I hurt a friend's job prospects because I told a lie about him. I feel very guilty and wish I could apologize, but he's dead now and it's too late. Please tell people not to delay making things right if they need to, even if it's hard.

 

How could John the Baptist have written the Gospel of John, when that same Gospel tells about his death? Maybe I shouldn't get bogged down with questions like this when I try to read my Bible, but I can't help it.

 

I'm in prison for some things I'd rather not talk about, and last week I got to know a murderer here who said God had forgiven him for what he'd done. How does he know? After all, killing someone must be a very big sin in God's eyes.

 

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