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
Don't let past mistakes keep you from seeking God
No matter what trials we face, Christ never leaves us. He is with us every step of the way!
Do you want to trust your life in God's pocket or keep it in your own?
We're all so busy. We race and race. Life is a sprint. We want to get 'there' so badly. But I wonder if we even know what to do when we actually get 'there'.
The cross is offensive because it directly confronts the evils which dominate so much of this world.
Two conflicting forces cannot exist in one human heart. When doubt reigns, faith cannot abide. Where hatred rules, love is crowded out. Where selfishness rules, there love cannot dwell. When worry is present, trust cannot crowd its way in.
On a specific day marked on the earth's calendar, and in a specific place on the earth's map, the Son of God came to the planet. It was love.
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.
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