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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I was the black sheep of my family for many years and caused a lot of turmoil. I am feeling the urge to go to all those who are still living and apologize, but the memories are so painful I don’t think they’ll accept me. They think that my turning to God is simply to get my father’s ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: COVID-19 has left an indelible mark on our way of life, causing widespread unrest in society and changes in social interactions, severely affecting human relations. Surely, it has done more damage than even the world wars. Some preachers have likened it to the sin that puts distance between man and ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am searching for an answer to this question: If two Christians are at odds with one another concerning a moral issue and both believe they are right based on the Scripture, how can they be in unity as Jesus desires? Who is the one who should give in and go the way of the other for the sake of ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it a copout to blame the devil when we do things wrong, or does he initiate temptation and then we make it worse by caving in? In other words, is Satan always to blame when things go wrong in our lives, or are we sometimes responsible? – S.U.

A: The Bible makes it clear that Satan is real and ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My doctoral thesis looks at narcissism as a mental disorder, elaborating on celebrities in all fields of industry who successfully turned away from its trappings. Is there an example of a great man or woman in the Bible who walked away from the trappings of celebrity? – C.S.

A: “By faith Moses ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: “God is love.” Really? I don’t feel that God loves me at all. My life is so messed up. Some of it’s my fault and the rest of the mess is because other people have taken advantage of me; and if God really is in control, He must think it’s OK. At least this is where my mind is right now. Am ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A friend of mine gave me a book that has the poetry from the Bible. I love the phrase “a crown of beauty instead of ashes,” but I’m not sure what it means. As I watch what is going on in the Middle East and Israel, I pray that beauty will somehow come out of the ashes of destruction we see on ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What does the Bible mean when it says that when we are weak, we are strong? Seems contradictory to me. – W.S.

A: The Apostle Paul wrote, “When I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, NKJV). How is it possible to be both?

Paul was stating a very important truth: When we attempt to ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m confused. I became a Christian and God forgave my sins and helped me start over again. My pastor keeps preaching that Christians must confess their sins and turn away from them so that we can be effective in our faith. I thought that’s what makes people become Christians — that their sins ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: While I know we should be responsible voters, living through another election year brings discouragement, especially when I look at the few people running that can be trusted to serve this country in a good way. I’m really struggling and have just about talked myself into not voting at all. But my...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I have an opportunity to become a life coach. When I see how easily influenced people are by the culture, I’m reluctant to tell others how to get through life in a wholesome way. Should I leave this to the experts or can I share my own experience of living the Christian life? – W.I.

A: ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Children amaze me with their questions. I protect my children from listening and watching the wrong things, so I make sure they are looking at wholesome books and watching good programs carefully selected to instill in them the right values. When they ask questions, is it wise to try and find a ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: While attending a conference on joy, I heard a speaker challenge those in attendance to commit themselves to God. I’ve been in church all my life but I’ve never heard that said. The speaker passed out a little card with a prayer on it, asking us to read it and sign. I am careful about what I put...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My best friend all through school and college – best man at my wedding, godfather to my children – has turned on me with no explanation. I’ve searched my heart to see what I might have done to cause the destruction of a treasured friendship. He blocks me on social media and has even relocated ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It is hard to get over the guilt I feel since my parents passed away. In their last years of life, I was very busy in my career and raising my family. My parents were struggling as they aged and dealt with weakness and pain, and no doubt loneliness. I sent them money, but I didn’t go to them and ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Some friends of mine don’t understand my personal relationship with the Lord. We share much in common, but not when it comes to God. They pride themselves in diversity and fail to recognize their own prejudice against God. Is it wrong to tell them He is seeking them? – P.M.

A: By nature people ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A leading pastor who was interviewed on Fox News declared that the Old Testament is not for today. Is this true? – B.D.

A: The Old Testament may not seem relevant to us today – but it is, because it’s part of God’s holy Word. After all, the Old Testament Scriptures were quoted by Jesus when...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It has been gut wrenching to watch my parents grow old and exist in bad health that keeps getting worse. Why does God allow people, especially people who follow Him, to suffer so? The dying process is grotesque, and I think it is worse for the caregiver than the patient because we have no control of...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Many of my Christian friends say that the only way to live properly is to live by faith in God, but I pride myself in living according to fact, not suppositions. Religion is fiction, made up by multitudes of people. I prefer dealing with reality in order to navigate in a world that is increasingly ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My daughter is on a pursuit of finding happiness and though she grew up in church, she is on the wrong path. As her father, I see destruction ahead for her because she is running after the things society tells her will make her successful and happy. My part in it is that I’ve enabled her to ...Read more