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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Multiple South Carolina churches are taking their parent denomination to the S.C. Supreme Court to try to get out from under its jurisdiction and keep their church holdings intact.

The lawsuit was filed this week by the Methodist Church of Simpsonville, with its pastor and chair of the church council named as individual ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: The term Good Friday has always troubled me because this is the day Jesus died on the cross. It seems like Easter should be called Good Sunday since Jesus rose from the grave. Doesn’t this make more sense? – G.F.

A: The day Jesus was crucified is called Good ...Read more

As Easter approaches and Passover fades away this week, I offer to you, dear readers, and your families, a two-word prayer to help each of us gain a measure of hope in these troubled times by taking the true meaning of our sacred stories into our lives.

A story from my tradition. The rabbis asked, “After the children of Israel ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My buddy and I were arrested for a petty crime and did a few days in jail. Upon release, I parted ways with my friend because he was still devising ways we could make some money and skirt the law. As he walked away, he screamed at me and said, “Guess you’re the good thief and I’m the bad one!�...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What did Jesus mean when He said that a river of living water can flow from the heart? – S.M.

A: Jesus summed up the whole matter of genuine Christianity when He said, “He who believes in Me … out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38, NKJV). Christianity is, first, a ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Someone told me that the Bible talks about happiness while hungering and thirsting. It speaks of people hardening their hearts toward God. What do these things really mean, and does God really give up on us? – H.H.

A: From Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount, we read His words: “Blessed are ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My wife and I are praying to adopt a child in another country. We have the means to provide him or her with all the things the world can offer: education, travel and religion. While the home and family are under attack today, we want to raise a child in a way to make them successful in life. As we ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I attended a prayer breakfast earlier this year and every speaker mentioned prayer, but other than an opening and closing prayer (by people from opposing beliefs) there was no praying done, just everyone bragging about how often they pray. Yet they all claimed that our country could not be healed if...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge denied Friday a request by 27 organizations representing Christian and Jewish denominations to block a policy from President Donald Trump’s administration that allows for immigration enforcement agents to enter houses of worship without a warrant.

The ruling comes less than two months after a different federal...Read more

MIAMI -- For many South Florida Jews, Passover is a holiday marked by spending time with family and friends, observing long held traditions and of course, eating festive food. As many sit down to their Seder meals Saturday night, one Broward organization is remembering those who struggle to put food on the table.

The Dorit & Ben J. Genet ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why does it seem that Christians are always on the opposite side of societal debates and are ridiculed by others because we choose to march to heaven’s drumbeat? I feel like a misfit on Santa’s island of misfit toys. I think I’m doing right but the world’s values say I am living in ...Read more