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After 2½ years of bickering with their neighbors, the operators of Los Gatos’ only mosque will have to wait even longer for a decision after the town council on Tuesday night allowed discussions to continue to a date uncertain.

The West Valley Muslim Association applied in 2024 to update its conditional use permit with the Town of Los Gatos ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I was teaching my youth group about the fact that God watches our lives from Heaven. They were skeptical until I asked them how technology today can track our every move, yet suggest that God cannot possibly see what we do. Isn’t it true that God sees all? – G.W.

A: God’s omniscient spirit ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it true that God needs us? Growing up I never heard this teaching, but it is everywhere now and I’m curious if this is really true. – G.N.

A: God can get along without any one of us. We must never think of God as needy. Rather, He is the One who provides all things, including the breath of ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My kids are playing games called Hell and Doom with their friends and I’ve asked them not to do this. They laugh and tell me that I’m being silly – that these are just games. Am I justified to question the motive behind these games? Can such things lead to sinful thinking and deceive the mind?...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What did Jesus mean when He said that the world will become like it was in the days of Noah? That was certainly an ancient time and I apparently don’t understand exactly how the world can become that again. – D.N.

A: Jesus said in Matthew 24:37, “As the days of Noah were, so also will the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is the human race capable of making correct judgments on morality: telling the truth, honoring others, and caring for loved ones? When I see how far society has declined, I really have to wonder if moral clarity is possible. – M.C.

A: The Bible teaches that man has the capacity to make moral ...Read more

Q: I feel compelled to email since I read your column every Saturday morning and look forward to perusing the advice that you give. I greatly respect, and mostly agree with your opinions and teachings, even though I consider myself to be an atheist … I think.

Here's my problem: I am 30 years old and was raised in the Protestant ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I wonder if America can make it another 250 years when I hear some in our country curse this nation. They enjoy the fruits of our great freedoms that they attack and abuse. Shouldn’t all citizens who claim to love this country honor a nation that gives out of its abundance to the nations of the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it true that God will determine if our sins deserve judgment? Or will all sin be judged at some point? How can we know if a sin is so bad to send us to Hell? How can a lie possibly be as bad as murder? – H.H.

A: Sin is more than overt acts that cause difficulties. Sin is an offense to God. All...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’ve been studying the Seven Wonders of the World, but I heard someone say that there are seven wonders of God. What are they? – S.W.

A: There are seven wonders of the ancient world. But God has His wonders too. The first is the wonder of His love. God, who is from everlasting to everlasting, ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What does the Bible mean when it says that Jesus knew what was in man, so He did not commit Himself to them? I thought Jesus accepted everyone. – F.B.

A: Many people excuse their behavior and their way of life saying that other people are doing the same thing and getting away with it. The Bible ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Isn’t God against those who do really cruel things? As I watch the world in such turmoil, I can see why a holy God will judge terrorists, and murderers; but it is hard to imagine that God will take issue with people who simply show anger or unforgiveness to others as long as it doesn’t take a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected competing reorganization plans proposed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a committee representing survivors of child sexual abuse, saying both proposals were confusing, lacked important information, and contained provisions that could not be confirmed under bankruptcy law.

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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Do all cultures believe that there’s life after death? – C.D.

A: A question was posed by the ancient patriarch Job centuries ago: “If a man dies, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14, NKJV). All these years later, people are still asking this same question.

People may say they don’t think of...Read more

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” has been widely characterized by the media as the Catholic Church’s landmark alarm bell about the perils of artificial intelligence. But it would be a mistake to reduce the encyclical to a warning about AI and its impact on humanity alone. More broadly, the pope frames the AI ...Read more

Q: To what extent did Greek culture influence the development of Jewish and Christian thought? – (From A in Raleigh, NC)

A: Great question, dear A. It is almost impossible to overstate the role of Greek philosophy (not so much Greek culture) in the development of Judaism, Christianity and later on Islam. To state the contribution ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I read a digital article about the “i-Culture,” saying that tech devices and social media are sometimes framed as modern temptations, pushing digital noise resulting in emotional numbness, where humanity trades time, privacy, and inner peace for convenience and instant gratification. Are these ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: The older I get, death terrifies me, so I’m very interested in hearing what AI has to say: that someday death can be eliminated. My pastor disagrees, as though he doesn’t want to see death eliminated. What kind of craziness is that? – D.E.

A: Some researchers say that aging may be a curable ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Does God really test Christians through suffering, and if so, why? – D.S.

A: The world is a gigantic hospital; nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and joy of the Lord than when the journey through the valley is the darkest.

The cross is the suffering love of God bearing the guilt ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Did sin start with the devil or Adam? – S.B.

A: The Bible tells us that sin did not originate with man but with the angel known as Lucifer. This was no ordinary angel, described by the Prophet Ezekiel:

“You were the anointed cherub … . You were on the holy mountain of God … . You were ...Read more