by Barbara Lardinais | February 21, 2022 | Straight Talk
The Question: Is smoking a sin? – AK from Ann Arbor The Answer Part 1: Addiction Part 2: Freedom Part 3: The Church and Smoking Addiction (Part 1) Rather than discuss smoking in terms of sin, I’d like to approach it from a different vantage point. Smoking...
by Barbara Lardinais | January 17, 2022 | Straight Talk
The Question: What keeps a believer from receiving his or her inheritance and from living in the love, grace and mercy of our Lord? – Vera from PA The Answer Part 1: Hindrances Part 2: “Overcoming” tactics Hindrances (Part 1) I feel some yearning in...
by Barbara Lardinais | November 29, 2021 | Straight Talk
The Question Once I was in a very agitated state and I asked God to destroy me. Since I don’t believe in suicide I thought it would be better for God to simply destroy me. God did not do it but soon after, a ministry that I treasured was taken from me and given to...
by Barbara Lardinais | October 4, 2021 | Straight Talk
The Question When you forgive someone (and say you’ve done it more than once), is it okay to forgive for the last time and cut all ties with that person? Not have anything else to do with them? WR From Nashville, Georgia The Answer Part 1: Forgiveness Part 2: Cutting...
by Barbara Lardinais | September 6, 2021 | Straight Talk
The Question I’m 52 and after a lifetime of being saved I have recently lost faith but continue to “try” to believe. In fact, I am afraid I may be right and the whole God and Christian thing is like the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy fables or stories...
