The Path of a Preacher

A rambunctious and energetic child, who once vowed never to become a public speaker, grew up to become “America’s preacher.” Billy Graham’s journey of faith was used by God to reach millions around the world.

 

Wit & Wisdom

“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

 

From Billy Graham’s Bookshelf

One of the books in Mr. Graham’s collection is C. S. Lewis’s “The Weight of Glory,” a compilation of essays delivered by Lewis during World War II including the title essay which was preached as a sermon in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford in June 8, 1941.

 

This Date in History – the 75th Anniversary of Television

Billy Graham has always been committed to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), formed in 1950, began using television as early as 1951., while the medium was still in its infancy.

 

From the Bookshelf of Billy Graham

While visiting the U.S. during her time as Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir presented a Hebrew Bible to Billy Graham with the inscription, “To a great teacher in all the important matters to humanity and a dear friend of Israel.”