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How to Make Your Twenties Matter

Your twenties are full of self discovery and figuring out what it means to be an adult. Often it’s a stage of limbo between living under the wings of your parents and being a full-fledged, self-supporting adult. Scary words like “calling,” “vocation” and “responsibility” stare you straight in the eyes. Soon enough, the newness of …

 

Phone Call Leaves Telemarketer with a Heavenly Commission

When Jeanne Balshem answered a call from a telemarketer, she had no idea it was a divine appointment from God. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association employee listened patiently to the caller’s sales pitch but also obeyed the Holy Spirit’s leading and made her own presentation for Christ. Jeanne Balshem isn’t like most people. When she sees an …

 

Going Deeper in God’s Word: A Summer Bible Study to Share

Several summers ago, while our family was vacationing at the beach, I got up early to meet the Lord before the family awakened. As I sat on the porch, watching the sun come up over the ocean and listening to the gentle crash of the waves, I seemed to hear the Lord whisper to my …

 

UK Library Bans Christian Playgroup for Singing About God

A library in Burgess Hill, United Kingdom, has banned a church-run playgroup for singing nursery rhymes that contained references to God. Christian helpers from the Noah’s Ark group have been volunteering for eight years at the West Sussex Town library – where they would meet up once a month to sing songs based on Bible …

 

Pray For Our Leaders

At an unstable and tense time in UK politics, there is a great need to pray for the leaders of our nation. It was announced yesterday (July 23) that Boris Johnson will be taking over from Theresa May as the next UK prime minster and Conservative party leader. The current political shift has stirred division …

 

Billy Graham’s Answers to 5 Common Millennial Questions

For many young people today, the future looks like one big question mark. Where to go to school? What job to get? Who to marry? With so many important life decisions, it can be easy to get overwhelmed and lose focus on God’s plan for your life. Throughout his ministry, Billy Graham received many questions …

 

Finding Eternal Hope Following Natural Disasters in the U.S.

Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains Trisha and Jody Kennedy (pictured above) recently showed the love and compassion of Christ in Wayne County, Michigan, following severe flooding. They were able to encourage a local couple facing basement flooding, a hospital stay and the pain of having to put their dog down. The Billy Graham Rapid …