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DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Please pray for me. The doctor says I need open-heart surgery, and I'm scared I won't make it. I've never been a religious person, but is it too late to turn to God? If I died right now I know I wouldn't go to Heaven. —D.F.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I truly believe God has forgiven me for some bad things I did when I was younger, but I can't forgive myself. I hurt a lot of people by my actions, and nothing can erase that. I'll always feel guilty for the harm I caused. —J.M.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Was Jesus really dead when they placed Him in the tomb? I can accept most of what Christianity teaches, but to be honest the idea that someone came back from the dead is a bit hard for me to swallow. Maybe Jesus wasn't really dead, and He just recovered once His body was taken down from the cross. —P.L.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: My girlfriend and I are living together, but her parents have let it be known they don't approve "because God doesn't like it." What's the big deal? It's so common today that I don't see why anyone should object. —J.K.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Our three grandchildren live in a different part of the country and we almost never get to see them (maybe once or twice a year, at most). We'd like to be a good influence on them (especially spiritually), but how can we when they're so far away? —N.G.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Why do you think there is so much violence n our communities today? We've had several shocking cases in our schools recently, and no one seems to know what to do about it. My husband thinks it's because of all the violence that kids see on TV, but I wonder if it's something deeper. —T.L.
WATERTOWN, Mass. —It's hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway.
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DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I don't believe we go to Heaven when we die. Instead I believe that we come back to earth (or perhaps go to another planet) and live another life, and we keep coming back until we finally reach perfection. You're free to believe what you want to, but this is what I believe. —B.K.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Two years after our mother died our father remarried (someone he'd known in high school). But he never discussed it with us, and he just can't seem to understand why my sisters and I are having such a hard time accepting her as part of our families. Are we wrong to feel this way? —J.H.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I fear God (which is what the Bible says we ought to do, doesn't it?). But I can't say that I love God. After all, how can you love someone if you're afraid of what they might do to you? —J.D.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I'm in high school, and my family isn't a very happy one (divorce, unemployment, etc.). Whenever I get depressed I start eating, and now I'm quite a bit overweight. This makes me even more unhappy, so I eat even more. I need to get out of this, but how? —L.J.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I'm a student from a country that has only a few Christians. I'd like to learn more about Christianity, but I'm confused because you have so many different churches here. Someone said to write you for suggestions. —V.Z.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I grew up as a "P.K." (a "Preacher's Kid"), but when I reached my teens I got tired of all that and went in a much different direction. That was over 40 years ago, and now I'm wondering if I went too far. How can I find a faith that's right for me, and isn't just my parents' faith? —W.R.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Where do evil thoughts come from? Does Satan put them there? Sometimes I think he must, because they just seem to pop into my head without any effort on my part. In any case, how are we supposed to deal with them? —K.S.
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism — a surprise move designed to entice traditionalists opposed to women priests, openly gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I have a bad habit that I know isn't good for my health, and it could even give me cancer or something if I don't stop. But no matter how hard I try, I still can't quit. Can God help me? He must be very disappointed in me. —S.J.
MIAMI — Deon Davis didn't set out to write a book about her gay teenage son. It began as a diary she kept during her struggle to accept him.
