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
The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.
A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.
The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.
Men change, fashions change, conditions and circumstances change, but God never changes.
Just because the truth is unpopular doesn't mean that it should not be proclaimed.
All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.
The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.
There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.
There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.
It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.
America's founding fathers did not intend to take religion out of education. Many of the nation's greatest universities were founded by evangelists and religious leaders; but many of these have lost the founders concept and become secular institutions. Because of this attitude, secular education is stumbling and floundering.
Like a spring of pure water, God's peace in our hearts brings cleansing and refreshment to our minds and bodies
I am convinced that when a man sincerely searches for God with all his heart, God will reveal Himself in some way.
Our valleys may be filled with foes and tears; but we can lift our eyes to the hills to see God and the angels, heaven's spectators, who support us according to God's infinite wisdom as they prepare our welcome home.