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What was the name of the man who suffered great affliction and was the focus of the Book of Job?
A) Jacob
B) Isaac
C) Job
D) Abraham
SC churches go to Supreme Court to try to break away from denomination
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
Afraid of church: Some immigrant faithful stay away on Sunday
ATLANTA — In late January, just after President Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term, a Honduran father of three was apprehended by immigration officials outside the entrance of his church in Tucker, Georgia.
Wilson Velásquez’s arrest heralded a period of intensified immigration enforcement under the Trump administration...Read more
Shouldn't Easter be called Good Sunday since Jesus rose from the grave?
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
What is the famous passage in Second Timothy that urges believers to preach the word, be prepared in season and out of season, and to do the work of an evangelist?
A) 2 Timothy 1:1-18
B) 2 Timothy 2:1-13
C) 2 Timothy 3:1-17
D) 2 Timothy 4:1-8
What is the famous passage in Second Thessalonians that encourages believers to stand firm in the teachings they received, whether by letter or by word?
A) 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
B) 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
C) 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18
D) 2 Thessalonians 4:1-12
Atlanta church trafficked ministry students, lawsuit alleges
ATLANTA — A woman alleging she was trafficked by Atlanta Dream Center Church and Assemblies of God as a ministry student has sued them in Georgia, claiming they profit off the forced labor of vulnerable Pentecostal youth they house in deplorable conditions.
The woman, identified in the lawsuit as K.D., said she escaped the Atlanta church in ...Read more
The God Squad: A two-word Easter/Passover prayer
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
What does anything have to do with the two thieves at the cross?
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
What is the famous story in Daniel that describes the writing on the wall?
A) Daniel 2:1-23
B) Daniel 4:1-37
C) Daniel 5:1-31
D) Daniel 6:1-28
What was the name of the treaty that Joshua made with the Gibeonites?
A) The Sinai Covenant
B) The Covenant of Abraham
C) The Covenant of the Rainbow
D) The Gibeonite Treaty
What did Jesus mean when He said that a river of living water can flow from the heart?
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
What is the famous passage in First Timothy that warns about the dangers of false teachers and the love of money?
A) 1 Timothy 4:1-16
B) 1 Timothy 5:1-25
C) 1 Timothy 6:1-21
D) 1 Timothy 7:1-20
What was the name of the man who spoke to Job out of the whirlwind?
A) Elihu
B) Bildad
C) Zophar
D) God
Pastor hid sexual abuse for years as churchgoer preyed on girls, Okla. lawsuit says
Four women learned they were sexually assaulted by the same member of an Oklahoma church, but their reports to the pastor never made it to authorities, according to a lawsuit.
Charles Sulivant, a 92-year-old and former member of Shawnee First Church of the Nazarene, was charged in October 2024 with lewd and indecent acts to a child, but the ...Read more
Does God really give up on us?
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
What is the famous passage in First Corinthians that describes love as the greatest spiritual gift?
A) 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
B) 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
C) 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
D) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
What is the beginning of wisdom, according to Proverbs 9:10?
A) Fear of the Lord
B) Humility
C) Wealth
D) Education
Does the Bible speak about adoption in any way?
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
What was the name of the priest who raised Samuel in the temple?
A) Eli
B) Phinehas
C) Hophni
D) Ichabod
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