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
I remember the first sermon I ever preached. I had four sermons. I preached them, all four in ten minutes. And that was the beginning, in a place called Bostwick, Florida, in northern Florida, in a little tiny church, and on a cold night, about 40 people. And I was so nervous.
Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.
The unblemished ideal exists only in happily-ever-after fairy tales. Ruth likes to say, "If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary." The sooner we accept that as a fact of life, the better we will be able to adjust to each other and enjoy togetherness. "Happily incompatible" is a good adjustment.
The Holy Spirit illuminates the minds of people, makes us yearn for God, and takes spiritual truth and makes it understandable to us.
There are people that say they will do better but they never do better. They have no power in them to do better until they come to Christ.
Some people say they will follow their conscience..many of us have dead consciences. Your conscience is no longer a safe guide. You've harden it, you've deaden it.
If people are kicking you in the behind, at least you're in front of them.
Over the years I've seen people lose a spouse and then withdraw and lose interest in life, and I believe we need to resist that.
I'm not an analyzer. I've got a son that analyzes everything and everybody. But I don't analyze people.
If you'd have said Evangelical in 1957, most people wouldn't know what you were talking about. And then, they'd be against it.
People have a negative impression of New York that I don't think is quite fair.
The Lord blesses people who bless others, and He gives grace to those who focus on the things that please Him.
I have never talked publicly or privately about the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the most positive terms.
Many people have come to Christ as a result of my participation in presenting the Gospel to them. It's all the work of the Holy Spirit.