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 played golf every day of my life nearly until a few years ago, except Sundays, and I gave it up. I'm not going to tell you why I gave it up -- but there wasn't enough exercise to me, and there's not enough money to pay those fees. I almost went to the government for a loan.
The philosopher says think your way out. The sensualist says play your way out but none of it works.
Look, I happen to agree with what George says about the interpretation of the New Testament, but I want to remind both of you to never play God.
Sin then is not a toy with which to play but a terror to be shunned.
Few people realize the profound part angelic forces play in human events.
The Church has lost a great warrior and the country has lost a great patriot who will long be remembered, ... He was a bold and courageous man who stood firmly for what he believed.
I'm thankful for the news of the Exhibition of the Bible that will be brought to the United States. We certainly are delighted that it is going to take place and we will be praying for its success.
When I reached about 80, my physical world turned upside down,
Transcendental meditation is evil because when you are meditating, it opens space within you for the devil to enter.
Billions and billions of stars and planets out there, and behind them all are God.
A tragedy like this could have torn our country apart. But instead it has united us, and we have become a family.
Theology never changes. A man's heart is the same. The Gospel is the same. There have been no additions to the Gospel that was preached in the first century, and there is no difference in the reading of the events of the first century; morally, they're still the same. The same old sins, the same old problems, basically, that they faced in Egypt we face today in America.
A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip
The thing that alarms me is that there are so many clergymen who say that the so-called 'new morality' is all right. They say we're living in a new generation; let's be relevant, let's change God's law. Let's say that adultery is all right under certain circumstances; fornication's all right under certain circumstances. If it's 'meaningful.'