Case 159

Lying, Marriage (Conflicts/Insults)|

Because of a lie, my home is disintegrating.... A month ago, I moved in with my parents because of this problem.... On Wednesday, I traveled back to the capital to see my family, but my wife treated me very badly and wouldn’t allow me to see my son. I know that he needs me because he’s only four years old.... I lied to my wife about some money that I spent, though I didn’t spend [...]

Case 158

Depression / Anxiety / Panic, Repentance|

I was almost killed when some delinquents shot me, hitting me with four bullets. On the verge of death, as a result of that I was filled with rage against all delinquents. I got a gun and spent my time killing delinquents.... I took the lives of several of them. A month ago, I made things right with God. But it’s been a difficult process. I’ve had nightmares, panic attacks, and depression.... What can [...]

Case 157

Marriage (Spousal Abuse)|

I haven’t told this to anyone. My husband... hits me all the time. My entire body is bruised, but not my face, so no one can tell. Only my neighbors know, and they are discreet and don’t say anything. Not long ago I realized that he is taking drugs and drinks alcohol.... His friends don’t respect me, his son doesn’t respect me, and I don’t know how to get out of this living hell that [...]

Case 156

Death / Grief|

I have a friend that lost her father a year ago. A friend of hers, who supposedly sees spirits, puts her in contact with her father every day, and she speaks with him like she would speak to any other person. I’d like to know what you think about this. Dear Friend, In the past number of years there have been numerous popular movies and television shows that have fictionalized the spirit world. The scripts [...]

Case 155

Responsibilities of children|

I am six months pregnant, and my husband and I live with my mother in the house that I built for her.... We have a lot of problems because she constantly gives us orders and reminds us day after day that the house is hers and that everything must be done to suit her. She says that she doesn’t want anything to do with my baby when it is born, and that hurts me very [...]

Case 154

Adolescents (Discipline/Instruction/Care)|

I just found out that my fifteen-year-old daughter had sexual relations with a twenty-year-old guy. I feel guilty. When it happened, I was having a lot of problems with my husband... and the two of us neglected our daughter. She felt very badly about everything that was going on in our home, and she went out and did the worst possible thing. I don’t know whether to tell her father, or just speak privately to [...]

Case 153

Cohabitation, Guilt|

Not long ago I became the father of a beautiful baby, even though I am not married to her mother. She is the best woman that I have ever met, but I am the problem, having had a lover from a nightclub at the same time. I feel very dirty and weighted down. I fear losing the people that I love the most. I have asked God to forgive me, but the guilt feelings don’t [...]

Case 152

Infatuation/Falling in Love, Marriage (Adultery/Infidelity)|

I have been going out with a twenty-four-year-old girl for the last ten months and I am very much in love with her. She fell in love with me as well, and knows that I am married and that I have two children; in fact, she has met them. I don’t want to destroy my twenty-one-year-old marriage and certainly not harm my five-year-old and one-year-old children. How can I solve this problem? Dear Friend, We [...]

Case 151

Guilt, Repentance|

A few years ago I was fortunate enough to make a lot of money in an honest manner, but I invested it very badly. I thought the money would never run out, but I was very surprised when suddenly, after being involved in gambling, bad habits and worldly pleasures for only one year, I lost all that I had once dreamed of having forever. Too late I realized that having things is meaningless unless those [...]