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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My wife and I are nearing retirement age. Life has happened so fast and furious that we never put aside financing to help compensate for the loss of income. Thankfully, we are in good health and have a few more years to change our position, and we will work longer than we had planned. How else can ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I work with a humanitarian organization and love what I do. I get to travel around the country and help people devastated by storms. The work we do makes a difference in people’s lives for the better. I believe that in time that all religions will come down to social awareness and doing what we ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: After 55 years in the workplace, my wife and I plan to take it easy and travel; therefore, we’re also retiring from our duties at church. Our pastor has informed us that Christians never retire from serving the Lord, but what could we possibly do while traveling? – R.L.

A: As Christians, we ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I live alone in a rather large home and have been given a love for hospitality, but my church has asked me to house some homeless people. I’m so conflicted. The Lord knows I want to help, but I have to consider safety issues—particularly since I’m not able to speak the language of the people ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My business partner resents my recent conversion to Christianity. I was honest with him and told him that the Lord has saved my soul and convicted me about some of the business practices we’ve employed over the years. He said Christianity is a militant religion, using the Bible as a weapon. I’d ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My entire family is overweight, and recent news from the FDA has convinced us to turn this around; however, I’m noticing now that instead of having an obsession with eating, we are obsessing about our appearance. My teenage girls want desperately to be accepted by their peers for the wrong reasons...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My friend might as well have slapped me across the face when she blurted out to our friends that I was a grandstander because I shared that she had been given a civic award. She never told me it was a secret, but she thought I had stolen her thunder. I was speechless. In an effort to make peace, I ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: This may be a wrong reason to go to church, but when I moved away from home to start college, I looked for a church where I might meet a nice, young Christian lady. I’ve spent time with someone but am disappointed she isn’t in tune with what true love really is; I fall short in explaining that ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I want to live for Christ and turn my back on the hold my friends have on me, but we’ve grown up together, and they will reject me if I change my lifestyle. They would treat me as an outcast because all they know of Jesus is to blaspheme His name. Maybe in time I can have an influence on them. ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My marriage is troubled for the want of one thing: money. This is driving both of us to work more, buy more and worry about how to pay the credit card bill each month. Most of the stuff we buy ends up in the closets, unused, untouched, forgotten. Because we work all the time, our paths rarely cross....Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: When I was a teenager, I fought against succumbing to peer pressure and was surprised to learn that it doesn’t get much better as an adult. What really troubles me is trying to help my kids recognize peer pressure, which has been taken to a whole new level because of social media. Now it’s ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am taking a seminary class about the history of the Bible. The professor said that students were to treat the Bible like all other history books. Seems to me it is much more than just a history book. – B.H.

A: Simply put, the Bible is the source of all knowledge. It says, “People do not live ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I wish I could have a steady personality, but I’m all over the place. Does God fault us if we have a personality that swings from high to low? – P.T.

A: God wove various personality traits into His created beings. Emotions are not necessarily wrong or sinful. Often, the differences complement ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m searching for someone to teach me the Bible. I’ve tried on my own, and I just cannot understand it. I started from the very beginning and got lost in the floodwaters. Help! – U.B.

A: Christians should pray earnestly that the Lord will lead them to a Bible-teaching church, but we should ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why do some people believe that to be used of God, a person must receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit as a definable experience? I was saved in a Crusade, and I never heard this mentioned. – H.F.

A: A preacher once asked a young man if he had ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why do preachers say that the Gospel is a message of urgency? – G.C.

A: People often have one of three reactions to the message of the Gospel. First, some people will deny that the Gospel is true. They laugh and scoff and say, “This talk about sin and resurrection is foolish and ridiculous.” ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am ashamed to confess that, though I’ve been a Christian since I was a kid, the only prayers I pray are when I get myself in trouble and shout, “God, help me!” I’m not alone in this and am beginning to learn that prayer is much more serious and joyous than my feeble approach. Where do we ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am a worship leader in my church and love it. One of the church leaders told me that I should write more about living a holy life. Isn’t that a little outdated? That’s one of the reasons people are reluctant to go to church, because of the standard churches once imposed on people. We can do ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It is stunning to hear people talk about praying when something goes wrong, but they couldn't care less about God when things are good. Isn’t this strange? – H.P.

A: Many people pray only when they are under great stress or facing some crisis. People who have never prayed may find themselves ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I was convinced that I was physically in bad health until I went through every test imaginable. When my doctor told me I was in excellent condition, I fell apart. Then I wondered if I was mentally sick. The doctor told me that one day, artificial intelligence was going to be able to look into our ...Read more