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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

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon and the Vatican denied allegations of a rift following Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of the Trump administration and a news report of a contentious meeting between a papal envoy and a top U.S. defense official.

In separate statements, the two sides professed an eagerness to get along, saying the meeting that occurred in...Read more

Nearly 90% of the world’s Christians celebrated the most important holiday in their faith last Sunday, but for those in the Eastern Orthodox tradition — including about 20,000 in the Baltimore area — Easter, or Pascha, takes place this weekend. Fr. Louis Nopros is used to the theological quirk.

Nopros, 69, is the head priest at St. ...Read more

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, bravo, bravo and thank you for your cogent lessons on the relationship between the Jewish Passover and the Christian Easter. I spent my high school years in the seminary studying for the Catholic priesthood (in the ’60s, so I am OLD!). We were taught, and I have never forgotten, that our Jewish ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: If Jesus was truly all-knowing and humble, why did He ask and answer His own questions, even claiming that He spoke as God Himself? – J.Q.

A: Jesus is the only man who ever lived who was sinless. He could stand in front of men and ask, “Which of you convicts Me of sin?” (John 8:46, NKJV). He ...Read more