In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am animal lover! My pets are truly part of my family. My precious dog Buster is 14 years old and his health is beginning decline pretty rapidly. It just breaks my heart to think he will soon no longer be here with me. Do you believe pets have souls? Do animals go to heaven?"
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "My husband and I are trying to get pregnant and have been reading a lot of information about all these gene testing options available to us in preparation. We have been believers our whole lives and we do not believe in abortion BUT…
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "How do you keep living know you caused someone’s death? (whether by car accident, other accident, etc)"
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I feel like there is a story in the news almost every day about a shooting and then there is all the commentary around gun control, the 2nd amendment and on it goes….”
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "My friend’s son was born at 30 weeks with a rare skin condition. Babies with this skin condition usually die within the first days to first month of life. My friend has chosen to spend tens of thousands…
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 62 years old and last year my husband and I decided it was time to move my mother into our home to care for her. You see, she has alzheimer’s disease and really started declining quickly…I’m starting to think we might need to look into a facility to put her in but is that abandoning my responsibilities, abandoning my mom? Am I being selfish?"
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Is it wrong for me to pray to die?"
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Recently I went into labor and had my baby at 33 weeks. He had to be flown to a larger hospital with a NICU and we stayed there for 3 weeks. I can't stop thinking about things I should have done so that I could have kept him in a little longer like I should…
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Our son was born with a serious birth defect. The doctors have told us that his time with us will be short and that we need to prepare for his death sometime over the next 6-12 months. How can we wake up everyday and find any joy when we know it might be his last?…”
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I have three sons, two have have special needs. I am overwhelmed by how hard it is to care for my boys. I want to pray for patience, but I am afraid that if I pray for patience God will make my life unbearably hard in order to teach me patience. I cannot handle things being any worse than they are now so I don't pray to God and ask for patience...What should I do?"
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Can we draw a comparison between how God lost His son, Jesus, to how we lose our sons or our daughters as humans?"
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "How do we say that the Lord restored Job's losses when he lost 7 sons and 3 daughters? I understand he had 10 more children, but how could that possibly be seen as a restoration?"
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Church gossip has nearly destroyed our family. The timing of invented-stories and stretched-offenses has only intensified our losses, as we were deeply grieving the deaths of nearly a dozen precious people in our lives...
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Our only child, our 18 year old son, was murdered last year. We're supposed to be Christians. My husband is even a pastor. But I have lost my faith in the goodness of God. I am in such complete and total despair. I've struggled with doubts (probably due to my OCD and scrupulosity)...
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Should Christians take antidepressants? Is depression a spiritual issue that should not be treated with drugs that will mask a spiritual problem?"
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "How does a Christian plan for death? Is cremation an option?"
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "How does God really bless people who are in pain, people who are hurting? What does it mean to be blessed by God?"
Read MoreIn this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "The Bible says God won’t give us more than we can handle. My friend committed suicide. Clearly God gave her more than she could handle!"
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "We know through the writings of the saints that they understood many of their sufferings as being sent by God. Does this not contradict the idea that God is opposed to suffering and death?"
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "My wife was diagnosed with bipolar and she refuses to admit it, therefore she is not medicated. Over the last 4 years she has left me (and our daughter) several times. Each time she tells me she wants a divorce and I tell her I don’t want a divorce so she leaves. Then, a few months later she apologizes and wants to come back home. Every time I take her back because isn’t that what Christ does for us? My question is, would it ever be okay for me to say, “enough!” Can I ever go through with a divorce?"
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