Men and women today are seeking various kinds of freedom. In many places of the world, people are gathering in crowds and shouting, “Freedom!” Some time ago I was at a World Fair and saw the tremendous prospects of science presented in the exhibitions. I thought of what Einstein said shortly before he died. “I …
Dear Friend, Who has the authority to define truth? The voices of secularism—including the media and much of the educational establishment—certainly claim that authority. And if you disagree with their views, especially on sexual orientation or gender identity, they look for ways to silence you. I experienced that two months ago when Facebook blocked me …
A week after the one-year anniversary of Billy Graham’s passing, Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey is available on Netflix. Recapping the life of the worldwide evangelist, this 72-minute video reveals how a man followed God’s call and took the Gospel to the ends of the earth. From his humble beginnings as a farm boy to …
Sixteen days of criss-crossing Australia. Time well spent changing the spiritual landscape of this wild and rugged continent and its warmhearted people. Sunday night in Sydney, Franklin Graham issued yet another invitation on the last night of the Graham Tour. He urged Aussies to confess their sins and surrender their hearts to Christ. “Let’s get …
A note, from Cissie Graham Lynch. In today’s society, I assume most of us love or know someone who is part of the LGBT community. I believe this is the reason most Christians and pastors don’t want to teach on the subject. The sin has become personal for so many, and the lines of what’s …
Today, pastors who stand for Biblical truth regarding homosexuality may find themselves facing hard choices about whether or not to remain in positions that could compromise their obedience to God’s Word. Rico Tice, senior minister for evangelism at All Souls, Langham Place, has experienced this challenge
“I remember a conversation I had with my father several years back when he mentioned how much he missed his father—and, at that time, his father had been dead for over 40 years,” Franklin Graham wrote shortly after Billy Graham’s homegoing. “Now that my father has gone to Heaven I can better relate to what he was feeling.
They sprang from their seats and streamed forward. Children and teens, parents and grandparents. Will Graham had just shared the Gospel and given them the opportunity to surrender their lives to Jesus—and they weren’t going to miss their chance. Over the two-day Greater Pangasinan Celebration, nearly 7,000 people said yes to new life, hope and …
This article was originally produced in Decision Magazine, Jan 2015 As the Death-With-Dignity movement picks up political steam, the church cannot afford to sit idly by with so much at stake. Evangelicals who wrestle with this issue, particularly since the physician-assisted suicide of Brittany Maynard in November, say Christians must stand as passionately on behalf …
After Billy Graham became Youth for Christ’s first full-time evangelist, he spent much of the 1940s travelling the globe to preach. That meant many hours on trains and airplanes. During a flight from Vancouver to Minneapolis, Mr. Graham was one of 14 passengers on a Lockheed Lodestar, which took off during a heavy rainstorm. A …
*Editor’s note: For security reasons, some names are changed in this article. Join us in praying for those who come to Christ in areas where they may face persecution because of their faith, and for staff and volunteers who continue to share the Gospel no matter the risk. A man from the Middle East was …
In February, Will Graham will travel to southeastern Asia to share the Gospel in Manila, Philippines. The evangelist is the third Graham to take the Gospel to this city. In 1977, 412,000 people attended a Billy Graham Crusade, with more than 22,000 responding to the invitation to receive Christ. Franklin Graham also preached in Manila in 2006