Watching Billy and the pope
The old voice was shaky and the pre-recorded tape was poor, but the Rev. Billy Graham’s words hit home during the recent Nashville tribute to June and Johnny Cash. “Millions admired him and adored him,...
View ArticleDefine ‘evangelical’— please
Ask Americans to rank the world’s most influential evangelicals and the Rev. Billy Graham will lead the list. So you might assume that the world’s most famous evangelist has an easy answer for this...
View ArticleGraham looking to London?
Billy Graham promised that he would avoid politics and stick to saving souls during his final New York crusade. The New York Times offered a sigh of relief, noting that the closest he came to danger in...
View ArticleMemory eternal, Robert E. Webber
During one of his early visits to London, Billy Graham was confronted by an Anglican leader who causally dismissed the entire crusade effort. “Young man,” said the priest, “I do not approve of your...
View ArticleRuth Graham, the X-factor
There was a time just after the Watergate scandal when Billy Graham, stung by his ties to the fallen President Richard Nixon, tried to let his hair down a bit. Graham began addressing a wide range of...
View ArticleSermons by Billy and Obama
Both men faced rows of loved ones still wrapped in grief after shocking tragedies. Both men quoted the Psalms. Both concluded with visions of eternal life and heavenly reunions. Both referred to...
View ArticleBilly Graham & Co. push the values voters
The television talking heads all agreed that the election was over, which ignited celebrations among the staff and supporters of winner Richard Nixon — including the world’s most famous evangelist. “We...
View ArticleDefine ‘evangelical’ — 2013 edition
List America’s prominent evangelical Protestant voices and the Rev. Rick Warren remains near the top, up in the mix with the Rev. Brian McLaren, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Jim Wallis, the Rev. Tim Keller and...
View ArticleInto the depths of USA’s church-state Inferno
IRS Commissioner Steven Miller was already having a rough day at the House Ways and Means Committee when one particularly hot question shoved him into the lower depths of a church-state Inferno. The...
View ArticleClassic Billy Graham, at 95 years of age
The Rev. Billy Graham has been worried about the state of America’s soul for a long, long time. So it wasn’t surprising that — when preaching what could be his final sermon — the 95-year-old evangelist...
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