How Can I Recover From My Bitter Divorce? Question to O. A.: I've just come through a bitter divorce. But I'm a Christian, and I was taught that Christians can't divorce. So I'm confused, angry, and heartbroken. How can I recover? P. L. in Colorado. Dear P. L.: Sadly, divorce is one of life's 10 [...]
The Doctor Wouldn't Return My Calls! A woman in a Christian small group told me this story not long ago. Her family doctor had advised her to see a specialist as soon as possible about a medical problem she had. However, the specialist that her doctor recommended was overbooked at the moment, and also he [...]
Why Did My Husband Have An Affair? Question to O. A.: My husband says he's a Christian, but he had an affair and left me and our children. Can you tell me why a Christian would do that? Do you think he's really a Christian? T. J. in California. Dear T. J.: Yes, I can [...]
Will Sex Make Billy Love Me? Question to O. A.: I'm a high school senior. My boyfriend, "Billy," wants sex. We go to a Christian school, and our teachers tell us that sex is for married people only. Billy isn't a Christian, and he says our teachers are old-fogies who're bumming me out. I love [...]
God Chose Her Physical Therapist A woman in a Christian small group told me this story. After having a knee replacement, she was checking out of the hospital on a Tuesday morning. She needed in-home physical therapy, and a friend had recommended a certain therapist. So she had that therapist's name written down in the [...]
The Hand of God Guided The Morning Fire Some months ago, the Los Angeles area had another of its uncontrollable forest fires. However, on that particular day a Christian youth center lay directly in the path of the flames – and its 130 young Christians had to be evacuated. The young people were taken to [...]
Can You Tell Me Why God Left Me? Question to O. A.: My parents took me to Sunday school as a child and I became a Christian. I loved to talk and sing about Jesus, and to color pictures of Him. Then I grew up, got married, and had children of my own. Now I [...]
Should God's Name Have Been "Coincidence"? I knew a man in a small group who used to say that if God's name had been "Coincidence," there wouldn't be any atheists. He meant that when miracles happen, people often call them coincidences. Thus, if God's name had been "Coincidence," everybody would believe in Him. Of course, [...]
Are All Religions The Same? Question to O. A.: Are all religions the same? One of my college professors told me that all the religions in the world are the same because they're just different paths up the same mountain to the same God. Is that true? C. S. in Oklahoma. Dear C. S.: No, [...]
God Even Cares About School Children's Grades A grandmother in a Christian small group told me this story some months ago. Her two granddaughters came to her one day worried about a difficult test they were scheduled to take in middle school. "Maw-maw," they said, "pray for us at ten o'clock this Friday. We need [...]