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Friend had interest in God, got involved in Bible study and content, but after a year claims to be too busy to continue.

Q: At what point do you shake your sandals off and keep walking? I had a friend come to me and want to learn about God almost a year ago. She was on fire, listening to tons of podcasts, reading the bible with me, meeting on a monthly call to ask me questions.  Once she started reading the Bible with me, she started with the Old Testamant and had qualms with "God's ego/jealousy," so we switched to the gospels.  She has read 3/4 of the gospels and completly lost steam over the summer - too "busy" to read the Bible. She also complains about Chrsitianity/politics. She has been healing her depression/anxiety with thearpy and SSRI's and when I said God is helping her improve, she said "But what if it's actually just me and the things I'm doing?". She still gets on our montly calls (hardly wants to talk about God anymore), and I've felt that I should keep doing them until SHE decides not to... but I'm exhausted. It's really hard to con...

How to handle gay sister who has animosity

Q: Please encourage me. I was estranged for my sister for 2 1/2 years due to her ongoing battle with lgbt sexual sin (and outspoken hatred for all things holy). Things have been “good” for the past eight months but today I got negative reply after I sent my family a news article and Dr. James Dobbs passing, in family chat. She has a pattern of asking/demanding people to cater to her feelings.  She is the only person in my family that rejects the Faith. How do I respond to this without compromising my beliefs? *Adding that her issue with Dobson is his pro God designed relationships which puts her gay beliefs at odds with God. A: Sadly this is happening all across the West, today. It became popular to be a part of the sex cult and hold a false identity since 2013/2015 (as liberalism normalized it), instead of the one God designed us to have & live out (since Eden).  Her issue is with God and those who hold to truth, as shes in sin and loves her sin; it's all she knows (kn...

Apologists Christianized culture urks guidance request

Q: I am uncertain how to word this for guidance; it will probably be fairly multi-faceted, and it needs a little personal history. To begin, I was not raised in a Christian home, and I grew up in the 80s in the Pacific Northwest (where going to church was not a culturally "normal" thing to do like it is in, say, the south). I was saved at age 25 from a very dark place. Christ absolutely rescued me from complete despair. I do love Him so. ❤️ To fast-forward, I am currently an Apologetics grad student, and I live in So. KY. My husband is a native of KY and combined between the two of us (including portions of our married life), we have lived in 10 states from almost every region of the country. Since I became a Christian in 2000, I have lived in Oregon, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New York, and (for the past 2 years) Kentucky.  This is (kind of) my question (or problem, if that is a more accurate way to label it): I find myself increasingly annoyed , as I get older, with how Christian...

When witnessing to family using WOTM goes wrong...

When witnessing to family using WOTM goes wrong. Q: Recently my husband and I tried to witness to my dad the way Ray Comfort does - going through the 10 commandments when presenting the gospel.  It didn’t go as planned - he wasn’t willing to admit to being a sinner.  My mom, a long-time church goer, was defending him and was making it harder rather for us trying to help us reach him. Plus, During the conversation she admitted to having many doubts about the faith which  made us question whether she is a true believer.  A few days before this she had returned 2 books I lent her, Mere Christianity & More than a Carpenter, and said they were really good & interesting. I was shocked that she could read these books and still have so many doubts and questions about the Bible, God, etc.  I would love your prayers for my parents to come to faith and also, is there any book or resource you think I should consider giving or sharing to my mom, (or questions to ask ...