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HARTFORD, Conn. — The Rev. Darrell Goodwin is seeking those who have been estranged from hope.

The leader of nearly 600 New England churches has recently launched a campaign to reach those in need of hope, Find Hope Now. It’s a new take on the gospel, offering radical love, inclusion and what he calls “an extravagant welcome.”

Goodwin,...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I don’t mind people believing the Bible but they shouldn’t insist on others believing it or cramming it down the throats of those who choose not to believe. Personally, I don’t see how anyone can possibly live up to what the Bible demands. There are just too many regulations, commands and laws...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m a softy when it comes to “feel-good books.” I love imagining a world filled with people who are always positive, always kind and never deceitful. Some of my friends tell me I’m living in a fairytale world. But isn’t this what God expects of us – to be kind, giving and loving? Isn’t...Read more

Q: Could the identity of the unknown forbidden fruit in the world's oldest and greatest mystery story have something to do with procreation and the family Adam and Eve do not have until their eviction from Eden at the end of Genesis 3?

Adam and Eve disobey the Genesis 1:28 commandment – the first commandment – to "be fruitful and multiply (...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why doesn’t the Bible tell more about Jesus as He was growing up? It seems we can learn a lot about Him before He began His ministry. The silence is rather suspect. After all, what parent doesn’t like to talk about their children? Jesus had to be the perfect child, yet not much is said. – J.C....Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I believe a false teaching is circulating among evangelical churches that we are to forgive God. Isn’t it the other way around – that we should pray for God to forgive us as He has forgiven our sin? If we say we should forgive God, doesn’t that imply that He has done something wrong? Isn’t ...Read more

Before the new administration takes office and we discover whether the unofficial new Department of Government Efficiency can set the country on a new course, or whether the “new boss” ends up being the “same as the old boss,” as Pete Townshend and The Who lament in 1971’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” I want to reflect on a recent ...Read more

Pope Francis is moving the head of San Diego’s Roman Catholic Diocese to Washington, D.C., placing a prominent ally, as well as a supporter of migrant and LGBTQ communities, in the nation’s capital as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to launch mass deportations and a rollback of transgender rights.

The Vatican on Monday announced that ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I have friends who feel strongly that we are our own god and they use Bible verses to back up their claims. What does it mean when the Bible says that the kingdom of God is within us? – K.G.

A: In our flesh, we desire to be the rulers of our own lives. We foolishly attempt to build our own little...Read more