It's prom season, and I haven't been asked to the dance. I'm feeling down. What can I do, and how do I pray? | How do we respond to people who are either different or doing things we don't agree with? | Whenever my family takes a trip together, we always seem to argue. How can I help stop that? |
How do we avoid getting into arguments with family members? | I'm new at school, and right now I could probably hang out with any group. I like being with all different kinds of kids. But I feel like that if I don't hang out with the popular kids, I won't meet any pretty girls. What should I do? | Why should I talk to God when it feels like God isn't helping me? |
How do you overcome frustration? | My dad's gone a lot, traveling for work, and I know he has to go, but I miss him. Any thoughts to help? | Why doesn't Isaac just take back the blessing once he realizes that he's blessed the wrong son — that is, Jacob rather than Esau? |
Since it was socially acceptable for Sarai (Sarah) to use her slave girl as a surrogate mother, why did it cause such a mess? Are there any lessons for us today? | What's behind the whole business of Sarai (Sarah) telling her husband Abram (Abraham) to have a child with her maidservant? | How did Abigail keep David from killing her husband, Nabal? |
What if you give in to peer pressure? How do you get back on track? | How important is it to be honest? | How do you deal with betrayal? |
How can we resist the temptation to impress others — to show off or act in a way that's unlike ourselves? | How do you live unselfishly and care for others without losing yourself? | What can help me deal with feeling jealous of a sibling? |
How do you maintain individuality without being afraid of being judged or unpopular for not conforming? | How can we help a younger sibling (or any child) do the right thing and talk to her in a way she'll understand? | How do we forgive people who have hurt us? |
How do you deal with enemies? | How do you stand up for something that's right when your peers are pressuring you to do the wrong thing? | Why should I be myself when I want to be someone different? |
How do pre-teens and teenagers deal with peer pressure? | Why is it wrong to lie or to deceive? | How do you get rid of self-doubt when you don't feel good enough for your friends? |
It's so hard not to judge others based on appearances. How can we stop it? | I am having problems forgiving a person who, after I forgive him, turns around and does something else bad. I feel that I am being taken for granted. Am I forgiving too easily or too much? Is there a limit? | I don't like it when I feel jealous of others or others feel jealous of me. How do you stop jealousy? |
By nature, I am a trusting person, but I don't want to be taken advantage of. So how do you know who to trust? | How or why do you forgive someone who doesn't seem to deserve forgiveness? | How or why should you be kind to someone you really don't like? |
How do you deal with anger? Should you forgive and forget? | How do you deal with criticism? | When a friend comes to you with a problem, how can you help him or her when you aren't sure what to say? |
It seems like we deal a lot with bullies in school. If you bully others, why should you stop? And if you're being bullied, how do you deal with it? | What does the Bible say about forgiveness? Is it important to forgive? | I'm tired of dealing with putdowns from my boyfriend. When he gets angry, he hits me and shoves me into the wall or into a car. How should I handle this abuse? |
Is there anything in the Bible about interracial relations or anything of the sort? I am going through a huge crisis because my parents think that it is against God's word that I would have an intimate relationship with a black male. | I was wondering how to deal with people who speak in a harsh or unkind way unjustly, especially in the work field. | |