Q. As a follower of Jesus, I have faith that the coronavirus won’t harm me. Why should I let others tell me how to live my life? A. I understand where you’re coming from. After all, we are not to live in fear, especially since our days are numbered by God. I am grateful for the…
Q. What good can possibly come from a disaster like COVID-19? A. I know that many are hurting badly through this pandemic — physically, financially and emotionally. COVID-19 is devastating on many levels. I’m not about to say that it’s good. However, as in past disasters, good can come from bad situations. In fact, “we know…
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13, ESV It’s the heart of a first responder. To run into a crisis situation — no matter how volatile — and help however possible. In a word, it’s love. But today, with the rapid spread of…
Wandering outside more these days? Stay-at-home orders and beautiful spring weather have given many people a chance to chitchat and meet neighbours from a safe distance. With so much fear and negativity surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, offering your neighbours some encouragement can be refreshing. Plus, with no televised sports or after-school activities, your cul-de-sac may…
by Will Graham Think back to just one month ago. What were you doing? What were you planning? We were concerned with so many things: school, sports, spring break, Easter, weddings, and even funerals. Some were reason for celebration. Others were reason for sorrow. However, they all had one thing in common — they were…
As you navigate the current reality of the coronavirus, have you considered the possibility that there’s a God? Even if you’re not sure He’s real, millions of people around the world are convinced. What if they’re right? What do you have to lose? In this 1998 TED Talk (see excerpts below), Billy Graham talked about how…
In the days since COVID-19 began infiltrating the globe, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) created special web pages through its internet evangelism ministry, Search for Jesus, to address the fears quickly spreading among people of all languages. These pages were created in English, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Mandarin and Portuguese. Each gives the online visitor a chance to respond to the never-changing Gospel in…
I don’t know about you, but I had not heard the term “social distancing” until the outbreak of the coronavirus. Intentionally staying several feet away from the nearest person had never crossed my mind. I spend enough time in airplanes — crammed in among strangers — that it never would have seemed feasible before now.…
He had been a healthy athlete, a runner. All that changed when Luke* was diagnosed with COVID-19, which has put the entire globe in a tailspin the past few weeks. In the midst of recovery, Luke found himself growing antsy and impatient outside one of the wards at Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Cremona,…
The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team is headed to New York City in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to serve alongside Samaritan’s Purse at their Emergency Field Hospital. Franklin Graham and Will Graham prayed with several of the commissioned chaplains before they departed from Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) headquarters in North Carolina, along with their…