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Q: My young granddaughter is questioning her faith. How can I help to guide her?  A: That’s such a tender and important question. It sounds like your granddaughter is reaching the age where she’s beginning to think more deeply about what she believes, which is a healthy part of growing up in the faith. Doubt isn’t something to panic about—it can actually be the soil where real, lasting faith grows if she is guided with love, patience, and truth. Here are some ways you could walk with her through this: 1. Normalize Her Questions Let her know that she’s not the first to wrestle with these thoughts. Many strong believers in Scripture asked the same: Thomas wanted to see Jesus’ hands (John 20:24–29). The psalmists often cried, “Where are you, Lord?” Reassure her that questioning doesn’t mean she’s losing faith—it can mean she’s beginning to make it her own. 2. Point to Scripture That Speaks to the Unseen “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not...

Q: Have have any recommendation for a Bible study book to help "new Christians" understand the Word better?  I have a really hard time understanding and interpreting what I read in my NLT Bible. I’ve come across ads for Bible study books and I’m wondering if they are worth it, and which are trustworthy.  I’m struggling to get closer to God because of this barrier. A: NLT is a sorta ok version. I used it for many years. It's not a better more reputable one that anyone over 18 should use, but it helps those with lower reading comprehension (5th to 8th grade level).   It's better to get a more solid version and pair your reading with solid study notes (like with a study Bible). But also it is best to read a section a few times before going to the next one (including whats before it). That way you grasp it, before moving on. And it connects anythung before to whats after as well. This is a very helpful way to understand. 📖 You'll grow in time, so dont stress or put t...

Q: My boyfriend was raised Catholic and I was raised Christian. We have talked and he said our beliefs are not different but simply the way we practice our faith. He wants to raise children in the Catholic faith rather than Christian. I am struggling with this as non denominational Christianity is all I have ever known. What do I need to know, am I missing anything?  A: Besides his lie about "our beliefs are not different", you are feeling conflicted because you are in Christianity but holding on to this guy and thinking if a future with him, when you know deep down his religion isnt Christian. Don't stop following Jesus into eternity, & follow him into Hell. Leave him and cling to Jesus.  Catholicism isnt Christianity, thus you cannot go to that religion, nor drag your kids there.  Galatians 1:6-9 : "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no ...

Here are resources for prorestant Christians, as you consider this holiday season.  On Believers & Halloween   This can calm fears, bring peace, and give good ideas   No need to fear Halloween National Evangelism day Reformation Day Halloween alternatives God bless P.s. A resource to share this time of year that also shares the Gospel and explains a lot that unbelievers dont know 

Did I handle this well, what should I know and how to better handle such interactions in the future?  Guy and his wife saw me at elevator, walked over, approached me and he said something like "sister" saying he discerned me to be a believer. [It wasnt till after the whole convo and i left, went into the elevator & was gone, that I realized he approached me cuz i had a long dress on. Like penticostal women might wear. They dont  own  the modest look, but they overdo by looking scruffy frumpy like. My hair was up so he wouldn't know it was long, but again  not  an indicator of a penticostal. It's normal women look, for non weirdo liberals.]. It's just a regular Christian modest look.  He noted he was "penticostal", so I wondered where the convo was going to go.  Since I identified as a believer it likely wouldn't be to try to convert me to Christ, maybe to try to lure naive folk into their false beliefs, but that wouldn't work on me. I wondere...

Should believers have fear over the satanic, or potential demonic happenings? There's many false teachings rampant among so called Christianity, on this topic, and it is propagated by false churches who push false teachings.  Satan can tempt and deceive, but he cannot defeat God or the believer in Christ. Panic, superstition, or fear of demonic power is a trap. Trust God—He is stronger than any spiritual opposition. False teachings exaggerate Satan’s power and make Christians afraid, as if he could overpower God. And some falsely teach that you have some power to stop him. This is not biblical. Nothing happens outside God's will and control. Remember God’s supreme sovereignty, the true nature of Satan, and how Christians should respond to spiritual opposition without fear or panic. 1. God’s Sovereignty Over All Things The most foundational truth is that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and sovereign over everything, including Satan. Scripture repeatedly emphasizes that nothing...