Bible Reading: John 8:31-32, ESV “What is truth?” This was the question that Pontius Pilate asked Jesus in John 18:38. It’s such a pivotal, eternity-altering question that I have this page marked in my Bible so I can find it immediately. Many believe that truth is relative—truth for you is not necessarily truth for me. …
Advent means “arrival,” referring to the arrival of Christ into the world more than 2,000 years ago. As we near Christmas, we’re reflecting on how certain people in the Bible responded to the birth of the Messiah, with passages taken from Will Graham’s book, In the Presence of the King. Each week includes a couple of questions …
Men and women today are seeking various kinds of freedom. In many places of the world, people gather in crowds and shout, “Freedom!” Once I was at a World’s Fair and saw the tremendous prospects of science presented in the exhibitions. I thought of what Einstein said shortly before he died. “I feel,” he declared, …
Just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege of preaching the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in six different cities in three states during our God Loves You Tidewater Tour. In every town, hundreds of people—young and old—responded to the Gospel invitation to make a decision for Christ and give their hearts fully …
Billy Graham preaches on being ready for the second coming
GIVE TO FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
“You have never been this way before,” God said to Joshua as the children of Israel were preparing to go into the land of Canaan (Joshua 3:4). These words came before they went in, and I am gripped by their tenderness. God knows where we have never been and where we are going. He told Joshua this …
Look at the birds! They don’t worry about what to eat-they don’t need to sow or reap or store up food-for your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are. —Matthew 6:26 (TLB) Some section hands on a British railroad found a thrush’s nest under a rail. Peacefully …
Within the last month or so, two high-profile Christian influencers publicly walked back their belief that Jesus Christ is Lord. One renounced his faith; another said he’s losing his. Maybe you’re in the same boat. Maybe you look at your faith in Christ and wonder, What’s the point? But maybe, even more troubling, you aren’t sure where to …
“If Christianity is true, then why are most of the so-called “Christians” I know hypocrites? I’d rather be a complete unbeliever (which is what I am) than someone who claims to be a Christian but doesn’t act like it. At least I try to be a good person, and they don’t.”
“If Christianity is true, then why doesn’t everybody believe it? I think the reason is because we can’t really know anything about God, and one person’s ideas about God are just as good as someone else’s.”