Billy Graham
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr.is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 reaching a core constituency of middle-class, moderately conservative Protestants. He held large indoor and outdoor rallies; sermons were broadcast on radio and television, some still being re-broadcast today. In his six decades of television, Graham is principally known for hosting the annual Billy Graham Crusades, which he began in 1947, until he concluded in 2005, at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth7 November 1918
CityCharlotte, NC
CountryUnited States of America
Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news - the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The world's favorite verb is 'get'. The verb of the Christian is 'give'
Truly, God works in mysterious ways. The wheels of His mercy and justice move quietly, but they do move.
Death is robbed of much of its terror for the true believer.
... the way we view death determines, to a surprising degree, the way we live our lives.
Our afflictions would trouble us much less if we knew God's reason for sending them.
The resurrection blasts apart the finality of death, providing an alternative to the stifling, settling dust of death and opens the way to new life.
I don't think there is anything wrong with a man who wants to give credit to the Lord, but I don't think the team with the most Christians on it is necessarily going to win. The Lord may be helping their characters and souls, but I don't think he's any more for the Dodgers than he is for the Braves. More than being concerned with who's going to win the Super Bowl, I feel the Lord is probably more concerned that they might find a day other than Sunday to play it on.
Prayer is more than a wish; it is the voice of faith directed to God.
When you follow Christ, it must be a total burning of all your bridges behind you.
The Bible is not an option, it is a necessity. You cannot grow spiritually strong without it.
Only as we bow in contrition, confession, and repentance at the foot of the cross, can we find forgiveness. There is the grace of God.
The greatest surprise in life to me is the brevity of life.
You cannot build a superstructure on a cracked foundation.