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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Will there be denominations in Heaven? – N.D.

A: The church – the body of Christ – is far greater than any building or denomination. It is the vast fellowship of men and women throughout the ages who belong to Christ. Paul wrote of “God’s household … the church of the living God” (1 ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: America is a very prejudiced nation and it’s embarrassing to listen to the hatred that pours forth. I know that it isn’t right to be prejudiced against something or someone, but is being prejudiced an actual sin? – S.P.

A: Prejudice stalks many countries. It would be hard to find a nation ...Read more

Certain patterns are emerging from the flood of God winks I have received. The vast majority of your winks are completely non-extraordinary events that occur at completely extraordinary moments. They do not violate natural law but their appearance in your life is way more than a simple coincidence. What makes them wonderful to me is that you are...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: After reading the book of Acts about the beginning of the church started by Jesus, it seems that the church has wandered a good distance from those days. It’s difficult to decipher between an authentic church and a false church. What’s lacking today? – F.C.

A: The Bible tells us that the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it wise to let children go to communion? It is way over the heads of kids; in fact, it’s over the heads of most adults and can even seem gory. – C.C.

A: A little girl, seeing a cross on the communion table, asked, “Mama, what’s that plus sign over the table?” Questions children ask ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What is the world coming to when even Christians seem to conform to the ways of the world? Isn’t this against what the Bible says? – C.W.

A: Christians are not to be conformed to this world. The world by its advertisements, its conversation, and its philosophy is engaged in a gigantic ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I hear people say that we can’t understand what someone is going through until we walk a mile in their shoes. Is there a connection to walking in the Spirit and does that help us in navigating life’s troubles? – W.S.

A: To walk in the Spirit is a challenging and inspiring exercise, for it ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My mother always taught me to have pride in myself and behave properly. I’m now an adult and while we live in an egotistical society, my mother’s words haunt me. They seem to be contradictory and give way to the “me-ism” in our world today. Yet my mother was a wise woman and a grounded ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — Workplace bullying, religious trauma, complicated relationships with their own communities.

These are some of the challenges that LGBTQ+ farmworkers face, said Rev. Nelson Serrano Poveda, the Latino/Hispanic missioner at Fresno’s St. James Episcopal Cathedral. Many come from small, socially conservative towns in Latin ...Read more

Two reasons above all keep me sharing God winks with you, my dear readers.

First, they are a source of hope for those of you who are in grief over the death of a loved one. You want to know that death is not the end of us, and I believe with you and your winks that death is definitely not the end of us. It ought to comfort you to know that ...Read more

Don’t be surprised as Election Day fast approaches to see many signs outside Florida churches telling you to vote a certain way.

Mixing faith and politics, churches have long weighed in on matters affecting communities in the state and across the U.S., and their efforts are underway this year with the issue of abortion on Florida’s ballot. ...Read more

DENVER — The Archdiocese of Denver and a nonprofit representing the state’s Catholic bishops have contributed $225,000 to a Colorado anti-abortion group in its fight against Amendment 79, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution.

The Pro-Life Colorado Fund, a coalition of more than 50 anti-abortion groups, received...Read more

When you scrape away the fun and silly, but charming, veneer of what is now the thoroughly secularized holiday of Halloween; when you get beyond the extorted candy of trick-or-treat; when you finish carving and lighting your last pumpkin; when you take off the ridiculous costume you wore to a Halloween party, and ...Read more

A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel revived a lawsuit this week filed by Orthodox Jewish families that sued California education officials over the state’s policy of refusing to fund special education programs at religious schools.

Two religious schools and three Orthodox Jewish parents whose children have autism filed the lawsuit against ...Read more

CHICAGO -- A siren screamed down 31st Street as six men faced one another in a dim church and began to chant.

They chanted standing up. They chanted bent over. Above a thumping bass from a passing car, they prayed to the holy trinity through St. Benedict that travelers would arrive at their destinations and for seasonable weather. They prayed �...Read more

CHICAGO -- When 101 people were laid to rest at Chicago's Mount Olivet Cemetery last Wednesday afternoon, no family or friends were there to mourn them. Yet they were certainly not alone.

As cold sunshine flooded the cemetery, around 20 Catholic high school students stood sentinel in their uniforms by the wooden caskets, holding yellow roses ...Read more

Q: My family had a much-beloved pet rabbit that we rescued/adopted from a hospital lab. I worked at the hospital as a medical photographer, and as such spent a lot of time in various operating rooms and labs. The hospital was doing research with female rabbits and after they were done the animals were euthanized. We adopted three of the ...Read more

Q: I have a God wink to tell you about. Our oldest son was killed by a drunk driver when he was 20 years old and a passenger in another car.

When he was much younger, he asked me to give him dollar bills for some change he had on hand, and I said fine. He then gave me $3 in pennies and I gave him three $1 bills. It became a running...Read more