Have I Committed the Unforgivable Sin? Question to O. A.: I'm a divorcee and a Christian. I've heard that Christian divorce is the unforgivable sin, and that I may go to hell when I die. Have I committed the unforgivable sin? L. G. in Alabama. Dear L. G.: No, it's not true that Christian divorce [...]
Has God Forgiven Every Rotten Thing I Did? Question to O. A.: I'm a Christian with a simple but important question. Has God forgiven me for every rotten thing I've done in my life? J. P. in Nevada. Dear J. P.: The short answer to your question is, "Yes." You're a Christian, so God has [...]
Why Do Christians Have So Much Trouble? Question to O. A.: I know that God is a God of Love. So why do bad things happen to Christians? I was in route to a meeting of our small group recently, had a flat tire, and missed the whole meeting. Can you tell me why Christians [...]
What’s God’s Will For A Single Mom? Question to O. A.: I'm a 28-year-old single Christian mom, and it seems that I don't do anything but work and tend to my kids. Does God have a greater purpose for my life? P. Z. in West Virginia. Dear P. Z.: Of course, raising your children and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Can Christians Be Divorced? Question to O. A.: My husband was beating me, so I left him. But I'm a Christian, and I was taught that the Bible says Christians can't divorce. Can Christians be divorced? T. H. in Arizona. Dear T. H.: Yes, Christians can be divorced. And, no, the Bible doesn't teach that [...]