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Taking Back Your Sabbath

What do Sundays look like for you? Are they are a time to rest and recuperate? Or do you find yourself scrambling through the day, trying to get everything done before Monday morning? Forsaking the Sabbath can leave us feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed. As a wife and mother of three, Cissie Graham Lynch shares …

What Is Screen Time Costing You?

How much of our lives have we already spent in front of a screen? Some of that time is unavoidable, since many of our jobs, finances, and responsibilities are conducted online. But how many more hours—or days or even years—have we given over to social media, entertainment, and games? On the latest episode of her Fearless podcast, …

Hundreds Come Home to Jesus in Elkton, Maryland, US

Despite the unexpected cold weather, more than 9,000 people bundled up and came out Tuesday night to the third stop of the God Loves You Tidewater Tour in the Tri-state region of Elkton, Maryland, US. “I want you to know that tonight you can come home to your Father in Heaven,” said Franklin Graham, whose message …

Billy Graham: I Want It Now

I once saw a big ad in the newspaper that said, “I want it now.” What it meant was that you get it now and pay for it later. That’s the way most of us buy things these days. We’re living in a period that I think may go down in history as “the instant civilization.” …

Revival Breaks Out at Asbury University

What began as a typical chapel service on the 8th of February on the campus of Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, United States, continued for several consecutive days, with around-the-clock prayer, testimonials, Scripture reading and praise and worship of Jesus Christ by hundreds of college students, faculty, staff, community members and out-of-towners. For hours, Hughes Auditorium, …

Does the Bible Value Women?

In Bible times, Jewish women were treated as second-class citizens. And under Roman law, women weren’t even considered citizens or given legal rights. Popular Greek philosophers—who dominated thought in Jewish culture—marginalized women, with some even calling them dangerous. Men could commit adultery while others turned a blind eye, while women who did such could be …

Racism, Reconciliation, and the Church’s Response

What does racial reconciliation look like from a Biblical perspective? How can the church respond to this issue that seems to permeate every aspect of today’s society? “We can’t ignore what’s happening in our culture, and we’re going to have to talk about it in the church,” Cissie Graham Lynch said on this week’s episode of …

A Historic First for Evangelistic Events in Vietnam

In a historic first, great strides were made for religious freedom in Vietnam. Earlier this week, Franklin Graham was welcomed to the country by government officials in Hanoi, who granted permission for this weekend’s Spring Love Festival in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time the Vietnamese government has given permission for an …