Dear Amy: I’m wondering how to balance friendship and faith with a business transaction that has gone bad. I loaned several hundred thousand dollars to a longtime friend, as his business was struggling and he was going through a divorce. We agreed on standard documentation and precise payment terms. He has paid only part of the loan back, and the nonpayment is creating financial issues for me. We are both Christians, and I want to follow biblical mandates (as I see them) that require people to lend when asked.