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Q: Rabbi Gellman, I read in this morning's Palm Beach Post of your request for fun stories, so I wanted to offer mine. My mother taught Sunday School at her Episcopal church in Olney, Maryland. Her students were second-graders. One Sunday they were learning/reviewing the Ten Commandments. When they got to number six, my mother said, "Now you all...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m a Christian counselor and have been offered a lucrative position with an online company that provides insight to the unknown future. There are no restrictions on what resources I use as long as I don’t say anything bad about other resources like astrology. Is this compromising? – P.R.

A: ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I have a ministry to homeless people. Some refuse to listen to what the Bible says about securing a home in Heaven, saying they need a home now, and they question whether Heaven is a real place or an imaginative place. – R.P.

A: Homeless people can be found just about everywhere throughout the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m trying to comfort a neighbor who lost two family members within days. My neighbor is afraid her testimony will be weakened because she cannot overcome the grief. Is there a word of hope? – W.H.

A: Even in the midst of grieving, mourners begin to look for glimmers of hope. First, an hour ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What does it mean for Christians to be citizens of Heaven and Earth? – C.C.

A: Believers in Jesus – those who have been saved and obey God’s Word – are citizens of God’s kingdom. The Bible says that the kingdom of God is within them. While ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I asked my doctor how I could prevent the aging process. He smiled and said, “Die early.” He was trying to be funny, but his answer was actually profound. I guess there is no other way to defy the aging process other than to die young. – D.Y.

A: From the moment a child is born, the fight ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What does it mean to have a household of faith, and do people have to believe the same things to be a part of it? – H.F.

A: The church is the spiritual family of God. Most people think of a church as a building or a group of people. Some think in terms of varied denominations and many church ...Read more

To my colleagues in faith, I ask God’s blessing on the works of your hands and hearts.

I am including some funny stories gleaned in my half-century of working in the fields of the Lord. Please send me some of your hilarious stories of the ways God’s words crash into our needy world.

Some of the “funny clergy stories” may seem to be ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: God put us on Earth to be happy and make the world a better place. Why do most people feel it isn’t really that way? – B.P.

A: We were not put on Earth to be preoccupied with ourselves – our own problems and pleasures. We weren’t even put here just to make this a better world (although that...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I struggle with anger and my tongue follows. When I get angry, I rattle off everything bad in my mind, pointing at others who enrage me. Then I get home and suffer terrible guilt. I was brought up in a rather strict home but filled with love. Why can’t I conquer this? – C.T.

A: Scripture says ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Does the Lord expect Christians to forgive those who deliberately hurt us and turn their backs on us? Even my brothers are against me because I hope to be a preacher someday, and my mom never says anything to them because they’re not Christians, but she expects me to always be the one forgiving ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My friend’s an expert competitor in sports, but he thinks his success will carry him through life. I feel desperate to get through to him that the most important thing in life is to know Jesus Christ and put Him at the center of life. As long as he wins, he rides high, but one of these days he’...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Christians know that we can never attain perfection while living on Earth, so why does the Bible say that we should be like Christ who is perfect? – B.C.

A: We’ll never live perfect lives on Earth, but for those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord, He desires to conform us to the image of ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: The war with Iran is dragging on and it’s frightening to think of the ramifications if solutions are not found. This very well may be an unsolved war. – U.W.

A: There are many kinds of battles and wars. The greatest of wars is the enemy of the soul.

Satan attacks in various ways, leading to ...Read more

Our Rabbis taught: Four entered the garden (pardes) and they were Ben Azzai and Ben Zorna, Aher and Rabbi Akiba. Ben Azzai looked and died. Of him Scripture says, “Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.” (Ps. 116:15). Ben Zoma looked and was distracted. Of him Scripture says, “...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why is society attacking the family and home and making it hard for people to raise their children to learn about God? It seems the worldly system has lost its mind! – L.M.

A: God intended for the home to be a family’s foundation, a place of security. The family is the most important ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Catholics came together Tuesday evening to honor Cuba’s patron saint at a critical moment for Cubans.

The annual celebration for Our Lady of Charity, known to many as “La Ermita de la Caridad,” was particularly significant for Cubans everywhere due to the worsening situation on the island, said Miami’s Archbishop Thomas ...Read more