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WASHINGTON — It was hard to miss President Donald Trump's very public spat with Pope Leo XIV this week.

The split was the first time in modern memory that an American president has so openly badmouthed a sitting pontiff, or, for that matter, distributed an image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Critics cried "blasphemy!" even as supporters ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: When I worked for a corporation, it withheld my taxes. It always made me angry. I felt I should be given the right to oversee my income. Then I became self-employed and didn’t have the discipline to set aside funds to pay my taxes. I spent every dollar I had and then came up short. It was a hard ...Read more

SEATTLE — At the water's edge, Pastor Mary Elise Scott led a group in prayer for a safe and bountiful fishing season.

Guide and protect David Christensen, his crew, and all who fish the North Pacific waters," Scott said Sunday afternoon at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle.

Christensen then raised a handmade religious pennant on his boat, Gjø...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is there a difference between being sorry for our sins and repenting of our sins? What I hear is that we are to be sorry for our sin and try not to do it again. Yet there are so many who live immoral lives but say they love Jesus. Repentance seems a much different thing. – R.S.

A: The dictionary ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday defended his now deleted social media post that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ, contending that it was meant to portray him as “a doctor” after right-wing figures continued a recent trend of pushing back on the president’s recent comments.

“Well, it wasn’t a depiction. It was...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My girlfriend moved to another city because she was offered a modeling job and talked me into following her there, since we planned to be married. Carelessly, I moved before getting a job lined up, and when I arrived, she told me she had met someone else and walked away from our wedding plans. I am ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I was appalled at the degrading entertainment displayed at the Super Bowl halftime show. The alternative wasn’t much better. How can people from all persuasions claim that they live for Jesus while continuing to be conformed to the things of the world? Some famous personalities had their Jesus ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My friend claims her grandmother was a perfect person, and she was an atheist. When I asked her how this could be, she said that her grandmother followed the law perfectly and had no need to repent. She said her grandmother simply lived a life full of compassion and mercy for others. Is this ...Read more