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
'Hope and change' has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for change from what God has blessed.
I'm grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to.
I found that this Parkinson's does slow you down, whether you want to slow down or not.
I am amazed at the wonders of technology and am grateful for the ways in which we are able to use it to share the Gospel around the world.
I have never changed my message. I preach the Bible, and I preach it with authority.
Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.
The Bible says that God has a reason for keeping us here; if He didn't, He would take us to Heaven far sooner.
The Bible says that as Christians we don't grieve the same way people do who have no hope of eternity and of Heaven - but we still grieve.
It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something.
When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems.
If God doesn't punish America, He'll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.
Transcendental meditation is evil because when you are meditating, it opens space within you for the devil to enter.
This stranglehold has got to be broken or the country's going down the drain.
Today, we come together to confess our need of God. ? Those perpetrators who took us on to tear us apart, it has worked the other way. It has backfired; it has brought us together,