Dear God Help Me Understand: Real Questions from Real People (Dialog)

Real questions from real people. If you could ask God any question, what would it be? The authors asked thousands of people what they would ask. The result is DEAR GOD, an intriguing series of studies, focusing on 13 questions asked by 13 flesh and blood individuals. **Is it OK to question God? **Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people? **My husband died. Does he miss me in heaven? (What's heaven like?) **Why am I like I am? **Why has alcoholism taken my husband's heart and mind? Is there hope for him to return to the children and me? **How do I help my children establish life-long Christian values? **How do I guide a friend who is going astray? **What is the unpardonable sin? **How can prayer really change anything--if You always work according to Your will anyway? **There is so much violence and lawlessness around us. What are You doing about it, and why do You let it continue? **How do I find out what Your plan is for my life is? **I'm now 75 years old. How do I best serve You and my family at this stage of my life? and, **Has my life made a difference?