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Lots of responses to my request for your most important spiritual films. I believe that many of the beliefs we hold are taught or undermined; supported or weakened in the films we watch as kids and then re-watch as adults. Two centuries ago this cultural refining of our religious beliefs would have been limited to books, but now the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m studying philosophy and thinking about what it means to be a natural man or woman. There’s plenty of resources but does the Bible give clarity? – N.P.

A: The Apostle Paul writes, “The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A New York Times author wrote that any attempt to make religion compatible with science is doomed to fail. I read that the German-born physicist Albert Einstein believed that science without religion was lame, and religion without science was...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: In my lifetime immorality is certainly at an all-time high, and I don’t mean just in the physical sense. It’s shocking to see the high percentage of people in our country who are running after socialism as the preferred way of life. How have we been tricked? – C.I.

A: To God, purity is first ...Read more

Pope Leo XIV called for justice for victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy during a trip to Spain, where he plans to meet with those who have suffered.

“Faced with this scourge, the ecclesial community is called to respond with listening, truth, justice, reparation and an ever-more determined commitment to prevention and a culture of ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m studying the science of psychology and find more questions than people have answers for. It’s exhausting and causes me to think about the Sunday school verse I learned as a child promising that Jesus will give us rest. – N.R.

A: Centuries ago, Augustine said, “Socrates and Plato said ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is the phrase “God helps those who help themselves” true? – G.H.

A: We are taught to be independent, to make it on our own. We admire those who appear to be successful. Yet within each of us is a deep-seated frustration: “I ought to be better. I believe I was made for something more; there ...Read more