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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: The dark mornings and evenings of winter seem to welcome in the flu season. Our preacher compared viruses that infiltrate the body to sin that kills the soul. Doesn’t that seem far-fetched? – V.K.

A: When flu season comes around, people live in dread of getting this terrible virus because it ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it necessary to receive salvation before God will hear people’s prayers, or will He still help people even though they may reject Him? – R.G.

A: For the spiritually dead, there is no communication with God. The world of the physically deaf is one that those with normal hearing find difficult...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I love my little grandson. His parents are faithful Christians, but I have to say I’ve gotten an education about how sin reigns in us. This little 6-year-old has a real devilish temper and is quite prideful, which causes me to remember that Lucifer was filled with pride, right? That’s scary! –...Read more

Part of the new and baffling technologies is actually quite simple and dramatically effective. No matter what goes wrong with connecting my router to the world of streaming and the world of my house, the tech person on the other end of the line inevitably tells me to, “Unplug everything and then wait a little and then plug it in again.” In ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it really possible that God spoke directly to people in the ancient world, and how can we reason this out? – R.T.

A: If we were confronted with a book that said in hundreds of different situations that, for instance, the king or queen of England spoke, we would believe that he or she actually ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My professor has assigned our class to collectively answer the question: If God is the Creator, who created God? Our research must include findings from ancient and modern thinkers, and surprisingly, we can use Biblical text and other religious writings. But the question is still mind-bending. I don...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It’s interesting to engage people on the subject of God. Most people jump to the conclusion that I want to convert them to my faith of Christianity, but when I start asking questions to them about their beliefs, most people don’t have any, or at least can’t seem to sort them out. I’ve found ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why are humans fascinated with space exploration? It seems that God has given us everything we need to live life on Earth. Why do we need to study galaxies? It seems strange to spend trillions of dollars on going to planets with no people when we have millions of people we can’t feed because there...Read more

The first Christmas card was not sent out until 1843 and its message from its creator, Henry Cole, and his illustrator, John Calicott, was simple and to the point, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.”

That seems austere but perfect … and yet as an outsider to Christmas I wanted to weigh in on the serious lack of theological substance in ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago faith leaders were once again denied entry to pray inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Broadview. This time, on Christmas Eve.

A handful of faith leaders and other community members walked up to the facility doors at 1930 Beach St. on Wednesday morning to pray with detainees inside the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Immigration enforcement officers have told religious leaders they won’t raid Minnesota’s churches this holiday season, the state’s highest ranking Catholic leader said.

Local Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told the archdiocese they have no intention of entering churches and schools unless there is an ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Russell "Rusty" Trubey said he was compelled by God to preach the words that helped set off a national battle over religion at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Reading from a sermon titled "When Culture Excludes God," Trubey, an Army Reserve chaplain, sermonized to a congregation of veterans at the Coatesville VA ...Read more

MIAMI — Roman Catholic Church leaders are making a plea to President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt all immigration deportation efforts through the holiday season.

Speaking on behalf of the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Florida, Archbishop Thomas Wenski — Miami’s top Catholic leader — appealed to officials to ...Read more

CHICAGO — Pope Leo XIV made his most important U.S. appointment to date Thursday, naming a fellow south suburbanite as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its immigration crackdown.

Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks will replace the retiring Cardinal ...Read more

Pope Leo XIV has announced fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Ill., will serve as the next archbishop of New York, replacing Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led the state’s 2.8 million Catholics for more than 15 years.

“I am grateful to Pope Leo for appointing such a splendid priest and bishop to serve you, and have pledged to...Read more

WASHINGTON — In an Iowa swing district, Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott recounts how her work as a hospital chaplain and a Lutheran minister set her on a path to public service.

In deep-red Alaska, the Rev. Matt Schultz says his run as a Democrat for the state’s at-large House seat is part of his calling to “feed the hungry, comfort the ...Read more

Christmas and Passover are the most interfaith friendly holidays in the calendar of sacred time. Passover is about freedom for all people and Christmas is about hope for all people. Although there are of course sectarian meanings in each holy day they both reach out their message to all who are in need of salvation ...Read more

Sen. Ted Budd offered an unusually blunt stance on a former lawmaker and fellow North Carolina Republican after allegations surfaced that Budd was blocking the Senate confirmation hearing of former Rep. Mark Walker to oversee international religious freedom.

Budd told McClatchy in an exclusive interview Wednesday that he’s not blocking ...Read more