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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’ve been a follower of Jesus for a long time, and still my friends tell me that I’m so fixed on Jesus that I can’t really do any good in this life. I’m troubled by this since I spend a good deal of time meeting people’s needs, giving me an opportunity to share the Gospel with them. ...Read more

COLUMBIA, N.J. — Somewhere in this random, run-of-the-mill truck stop full of things truckers need, like CB radios and corned beef hash, and stuff no one needs, like dragon sculptures or New Jersey-themed shot glasses, a local tanker driver found something he wasn’t looking for: God.

Mike Eurich was so sure that a higher power touched him ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I know that my best friend isn’t saved even though she says she is. My mother said that I should not judge her salvation but she can’t give me a reason why. – G.J.

A: Only God knows our hearts and He alone has the right to judge who is genuinely saved or lost. The Bible says, “He shall ...Read more

On June 15, Amy Smith had the police called on her as she stood outside Gateway Church in Southlake, protesting the sex abuse scandal involving the church’s founder and then-senior Pastor Robert Morris.

A week later — with Morris no longer the pastor after confessing to molesting a girl in Oklahoma starting when she was 12 years old in the ...Read more

Southlake’s Gateway church conducted its first weekend of services since Robert Morris, the founder and senior pastor resigned after confessing to molesting a child in the 1980s, starting when the girl was 12.

The megachurch’s main Southlake campus was full on Saturday night and there were protesters outside; Sunday was a different story.

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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My friend says that she goes to the cemetery every week, bringing an angel figurine, to talk things over with her mother (who is buried there). While I don’t believe this is possible, she comes away every week uplifted and content, though for a few days, that her mother has spoken to her and given...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why is it that so many people – even rockers, rappers, and sports stars – wear crosses or tattoo them on their skin, but curse Him with their lips? – A.C.

A: The appeal of the cross is universal. Many see it only as a symbol of hope. When Jesus walked on this earth, great crowds followed Him ...Read more

Since the 7th century, millions of Muslims have made a pilgrimage to Mecca to celebrate a sacrifice made by a Jewish guy 2,500 years ago.

This celebration and this pilgrimage, which happened this week, and brought almost 2 million pilgrims to Mecca, is the greatest interfaith story in the history of the world. It is called Eid al-Adha and it ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m a Christian, but I don’t share the same beliefs as many of my Christian friends who say Jesus is returning to Earth someday as a king. I doubt that, first because the world has moved away from royal thrones – even George Washington understood that kingship was outdated. Another reason is ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Troubled times are unfolding worldwide. A person cannot watch the news for five minutes without realizing that nations are in turmoil and people’s hearts are weary and fearful. The politicians debate and argue, claiming they can solve the issues that batter us. But we know that isn’t possible. ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A monumental task is in front of me: to find all the promises of God, particularly regarding affliction. I’m exploring Scripture on an old question: why God allows suffering and how much He permits people to bear. In these progressive times, I do believe we as a people have gotten soft and can’t...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It’s hard for me to pray. I am a doer – I relate to the phrase of being my own captain. I’m not bragging about it; I’m quite discouraged because I know as a Christian my position should be one of humbling myself before the Lord – not leading the charge! – D.P.

A: Prayer was as natural ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is there any hope that mankind can start all over again and get our values right? God gave us a perfect world, Adam and Eve really messed up, and people continue to destroy everything God has given. – S.O.

A: Some will say that education is the answer to these questions; suggesting that crime ...Read more

Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert were among the many comedians from around the world who visited the Vatican on Friday morning at the behest of Pope Francis.

More than 100 humorists hailing from 15 countries were invited to meet the pontiff for a meeting organized to “establish a link” between the entertainers and the ...Read more

Pope Francis made his debut at the Group of Seven summit, landing in a white helicopter and rolling into a room of world leaders to deliver a warning about artificial intelligence being “fascinating and terrible.”

Anticipation of the leader of the Catholic church had already infused an air of religiosity into a gathering that is typically ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It’s hard to see the world and comprehend God being all-knowing and everywhere all the time, concluding that He is in control. How can this be? – H.G.

A: The Lord asks, “Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him? … Do I not fill heaven and earth?” (Jeremiah 23:24). ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego announced Thursday that it plans to return to U.S. bankruptcy court to help manage its response to hundreds of lawsuits filed by people who say they were sexually assaulted by Catholic priests when they were young.

It is the second time San Diego church officials have gone to bankruptcy ...Read more