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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Public prayer seems to be more widely accepted than in past generations, but the results don’t seem too reassuring. Are there steps to praying effectively? – P.P.

A: The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. We must ask God to help us pray with our hearts and minds centered on Him. This ...Read more

On July 4, we will celebrate American independence from kings who ruled over both church and state. Two hundred and fifty years ago, the founders of this country put forward a bold and radical idea: that religious freedom is safest when the government neither controls religion nor is controlled by it.

The founders were not perfect; at the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A friend of mine described me as a carnal Christian. I’m not sure if she was putting me down or giving me a compliment. When I asked her, she told me to look it up, and when I did, I wasn’t very encouraged. The Bible is too complicated for me to ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, local leaders and Haitian immigrants condemned a Supreme Court decision on Thursday allowing the Trump administration to end deportation protections under Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 Haitians and Syrians.

“These are people that are very nervous. They’re nervous about having to go ...Read more

This month in Orlando, the Southern Baptist Convention — the largest Protestant denomination in America — took its first formal step toward barring women from preaching. Almost three-quarters of the voting delegates backed it. The millions of women who fill the pews every Sunday watched their own denomination move, by supermajority, to ...Read more

I receive many emails like this about this particular column, so here is my gift for all of you who are grieving the death of a beloved pet…

Q: I am hoping to find a copy of the article ”The Death of Miles” by Rabbi Marc Gellman and would appreciate it if you could direct me to the site where I could print a copy. Thank you for your ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m stunned at the actors, sports stars and social media influencers speaking the name of Jesus, while at other times these same people speak from other platforms and take the name of the Lord in vain, use vulgar language, and dress in darkness. How can people be so outspoken about their religion,...Read more

MIAMI — Florida’s record-setting pace of executions has drawn renewed opposition from the Catholic Church, which is urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt the scheduled execution Thursday of a 74-year-old veteran.

The appeal comes as Florida continues an unprecedented run of executions under DeSantis, who oversaw a record 19 executions last year ...Read more

The rise of artificial intelligence has Minnesota faith leaders wrestling with questions that feel both ancient and newly urgent: How should they respond to a force rapidly reshaping daily life?

And where is the line between using technology to, say, streamline church work and allowing it into relationships and spiritual practices long defined ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: There’s always someone hovering over me to turn my life over to God so that when I die, I will go to Heaven. I’m a pretty good person, but at 20, I don’t want to be thinking about death when I’ve just started to live. Why would God want us to spoil our youth being weighed down with morbid ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Prison inmates whose religious rights are clearly violated by guards and wardens may not sue them for damages, a divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

In a 6-3 decision, the justices said federal law protecting religious liberty allows for suits against state prison systems, but not employees of the prison.

The decision came in ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Can people sin so consistently that they curse themselves, and if so, does God give up on them? – G.U.

A: Guilt complexes and bad consciences are fashioned in the fires of lustful passion and greed. Out of unbalanced practices of impurity and dishonesty grow phobias which alarm even our most ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: The tech craze and the AI boom is changing life on Earth faster than we can keep up with. Some say this technology will overpower the wisdom of God. Not true, right? – H.T.

A: The technology age is not necessarily new, but it’s accelerating faster than the human mind can comprehend. While the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Should Christians put themselves in the center of worldly affairs? – W.A.

A: As someone has said, “The Bible was not written to encourage people to take an interest in the affairs of this life. It assumes that they already have more than their share of interest in the things of this world.” ...Read more

Now that the Archdiocese of Detroit has targeted as many as 90 parishes for the possible stoppage of weekend Masses, church officials are seeking to get feedback from parishioners before making final decisions on where the Masses will be halted.

The Rev. Mario Amore, executive director of parish renewal for the Archdiocese of Detroit, has ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m heading off to college and have a lot of anxiety because I have grown up in church and have led what some would call a sheltered life. A lot of my friends make fun of me, but through the years it has helped make me tough. But I don’t want to assume that I’m so strong I cannot blow my ...Read more

Q: In our Friday morning Bible class (ladies), we are reading Hebrews and we read in Hebrews 8:8-12, which quotes Jeremiah 31:31-34, in comparing the new covenant with the old. The old covenant law was given by God to Israel. Now God has provided a new and better covenant, one of grace, in which Christ offers to forgive our sins and bring us...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m just training myself on how to proficiently use social media and other internet platforms. I was encouraged by my church group to explore the ways of communicating using social media, and I’m intrigued with a website often called the “front page of the internet,” posting: “Worldliness ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am in a Bible study that teaches we may be the generation to see the whole world saved. I’ve never thought this was a possibility. Is it? – W.S.

A: Nowhere does the Bible teach that the church will ultimately convert the whole world to Jesus Christ. There has never been a generation in ...Read more

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier last week issued a legal opinion affirming that all school districts must accommodate parents who want their children to leave or be absent from school for the purpose of receiving religious instruction.

Release time for religious instruction, also known as RTRI, allows students to be excused from school ...Read more