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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: An artist friend of mine gave me one of his paintings of a tree growing by the water and added a Bible verse, Psalm 1:3. We had been talking about growing spiritually and I guess this is what prompted his lovely gift to me. What is the significance of a tree planted by water? – P.W.

A: It is no ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: As a philosophy major, when I listen to lectures on the subject, I’m not sure I agree that philosophy is the study of wisdom and learning how to think. Why is it commonly thought that the study of philosophy produces wisdom, and is wisdom the power of living the Christian life? – W.W.

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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Marriage is very different today than in the past. Today, marriage is made a mockery. Most weddings don’t have a spiritual element to them at all, as couples try to outdo their closest friends and attempt to have the most exotic and carnal event; there is seldom any holy element to the ceremony or...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: When I tell my friends I wish I could know God the way they do, they tell me that I should listen for the voice of the Lord. This seems impossible that God would call out to me – it seems more like a fairytale, yet I don’t believe my friends would lie to me. How is this really possible? – G.C....Read more

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

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

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It seems to me that even the churches have fallen prey to false prophets. It’s amazing how so many people cannot discern a Biblical sermon from a “feel good” message. I tell them that messages that make us feel good about ourselves are a key element in deceiving even good churchgoers. Isn’t ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why does God put up with all the corruption of governments, nations, corporations, and with so many who defile everything God has made and blessed? Since He is so powerful, He certainly can stop the disgrace like what happened at the Summer Olympics’ opening ceremony. Such corruptness was clearly ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I deal with people from many nations, but I’ve not been given the gift of evangelism. Isn’t that the job of people who have been called by God to specifically preach? – C.E.

A: Never forget: Jesus Christ died to save people from even the most remote corner of the world – people you and I ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My spirit is troubled. A close friend of mine knows I’m a Christian yet she keeps talking about wanting to sow seeds today that will give her a better opportunity in the next life. While she can’t explain how it happens, she believes emphatically that there is a next life. I don’t know if she ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: America is such a divided nation and as another nasty election approaches, it’s hard to fathom citizens working against our Constitution. I know as Christians we’re to pray for our enemies, but it doesn’t seem reasonable that our nation can be changed. Is it really reasonable that we should ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am always amazed at the emphasis on religion in an election year. In recent years it’s been frightening to see how easily people accept any God and any belief system as having authority. Some preach all roads lead to God, but surely it can’t mean the one true God, just as one road does not ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Will reading the Bible and praying daily ward off bad things and bring happiness instead of sorrow? – B.P.

A: No one is exempt from the touch of tragedy; neither the Christian nor the non-Christian, neither the rich nor the poor, neither the leader nor the commoner. Crossing all racial, social, ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Technology is claiming the ability to read people’s minds and it strikes fear. Yet the same people do not fear the absolute truth that God can and does read our minds, and most don’t seem concerned at all. – F.E.

A: Our thoughts are the most ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My children are against teaching their children the importance of earning an allowance and contend that if parents love their children, they will want to give them what they want and need. This is certainly not how we taught our children; why do they refuse to pass on what they were taught? – P.R....Read more