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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

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why does God – who owns everything – need our money? – G.M.

A: God does not “need” our money to get His work done. He is sovereign and could do it without our help. Yet He has arranged it so that His work often is done through the generosity of His own people as a means to glorify Him in ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It seems that the Bible contradicts itself when it says we are to fear the Lord but not be afraid. What am I missing? – F.R.

A: The Bible certainly does not contradict itself. There can be many different meanings to one word. In the case of the word fear, it can mean, “to be afraid, ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it more important to go about living life well or worrying about what happens when we die? – L.D.

A: The singer Madonna once asked a series of questions when being interviewed about her thoughts on war, senseless killings, and famine. She asked five questions: “Where is it all going? Why am ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Since we are made in the image of God what’s wrong with religion of self or believing fully in the capacity of our individuality? – R.S.

A: Religions do not reject God – people do. Religions are simply made up of people. God’s love is for individuals. Each person has been created by God. He...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My personality is on the negative side, always seeing the cup half empty. No matter how many positive thinking books I read, my thoughts are still dark. Is there another source that can help me overcome this darkness? – N.T.

A: When we look at other people and their trials, it often helps us put ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’ve been diagnosed with cancer and it’s scary. Many friends have gone through this and I’ve been a cheerleader for them and tried to get them to see that God may be doing a special work in their lives. Now that I am facing it, my own advice doesn’t seem to have much power. It makes me feel ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I struggle with being happy. I find it easy to blame my turbulent childhood. The memories haunt me and I can’t seem to overcome them. I find it easier to pray that God will give me courage to give up and just go to Heaven where I can be happy there. No one on Earth would even miss me. What about ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Some of my Christian friends who work with me criticize and persecute me for not evangelizing during work hours. It doesn’t seem right, but I am aware that others are watching how I live. Am I being unfaithful to the Lord? – W.E.

A: While Christians in our nation have not had to endure ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it true that atheists are simply people who do not believe in a real God? – R.G.

A: Atheists say they do not believe in God at all, while an agnostic is not sure whether or not God exists. Skeptics attack the Bible and retreat in confusion, agnostics scoff at its teaching but are unable to ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I love angels but someone put a pin in my balloon and said that angels in Scripture are described as male. Is this true? I’d rather be confronted by an angelic lady! – M.A.

A: Angels crisscross the Old and New Testaments, being mentioned in the masculine sense. Hebrews 12:22 speaks of “an ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My wife and I met at church, married at church, and raised our family at church. After 20 years, she has turned to another faith. She says all religions are the same and we are all people of faith, but adds that Christianity depends more on crutches than intellect. There’s clearly no similarity ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it wrong to look on the bright side of life when things go bad? My friends say I live in a fantasy world but it seems like we need to try harder to see that good can even come out of bad things. Is that fantasy or hope? – F.H.

A: Some equate hope as a fanciful wish. But the word explodes with ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’ve been told that the “golden years” are known as the years following retirement – the time to enjoy the fruit of one’s labor. When I retired my life fell apart. Does society know that there is no such thing as retirement bringing a time of rest and leisure? It’s a time of sickness ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is America in danger of going the way of other once great and powerful nations? When I read world history and see the fall and rise of the nations, I can’t help but wonder how our nation will be judged in the future. – J.N.

A: While America has been the most generous nation on Earth toward ...Read more