On Thursday morning, a long line of brightly coloured umbrellas followed the path to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina. More than 650 people came from near and far for a book signing with Dr. Ben Carson. Many waited patiently outside the Library doors in the bleak Thursday weather. The neurosurgeon recently released …
GIVING GOD ALL THE GLORY FOR CHANGED LIVES Dear Friend, It was a joy and privilege to preach in the United Kingdom last month during the God Loves You Tour events in Birmingham and Glasgow. Thanks to the commitment and support of believers like you, more than 1,100 people surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ …
Excerpted from a sermon by Billy Graham: Historians will probably call our era “the age of anxiety.” Though we have it easier than our forefathers, we have more uneasiness. Looking in the Wrong Places Modern men and women have fled to their ivory towers and there, surrounded by their luxuries, their computerized gadgets, and …
“No one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” —1 Corinthians 3:11, ESV Have you ever walked into a beautiful home and felt the floor sag beneath you? A weak foundation can put an entire building—and those in it—at risk. After a hurricane decimated part of her community …
For many, the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, is paradise: palm trees, white-sand beaches, bright lights, and high-end cars. It’s the kind of vacation oasis that draws people from around the world. At the same time, this region—often compared to Miami or Las Vegas—is appropriately referred to by the locals as Sin City. Between …
In 1974, at age 22, Franklin Graham found himself at a crossroads. On a walk with his father along the shore of Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, Billy Graham shared a concern that was weighing heavily on his mind. He and his wife, Ruth Bell Graham, sensed a spiritual battle raging within their son’s heart. “You’re going …
At the God Loves You Tour in Glasgow, Scotland, Franklin Graham preached from Mark 10:46 about how God restored the sight of the blind beggar, Bartimaeus. “God will forgive your sins and heal your heart, but you have to make a choice,” he told the crowd at OVO Hydro arena on Saturday. “If you are …
How can we remain true to the Gospel in a world that rejects it? On her latest Fearless podcast episode, Cissie Graham Lynch invites her father, Franklin Graham, to share how living faithfully today can influence generations to come. “God changed my dad’s life 50 years ago when he gave his life to Christ,” Lynch said. …
Over the past two weekends, more than 15,000 people heard the Good News of Jesus Christ in two major cities in the United Kingdom. But it almost never happened. Back in 2020, Franklin Graham was originally scheduled to preach in eight cities across the U.K., but seven of the events were cancelled by the venues …
When Karen heard about the Franklin Graham God Loves You Tour in Glasgow, Scotland, she immediately thought of Teresa*—her daughter’s mother-in-law. “I heard that she was interested in Christianity,” Karen shared. “I knew exactly who I was going to invite tonight.” And on Saturday night Teresa was one of more than 7,500 people in the …
Mark O’Rorke remembers it like it was yesterday. He was in the stands for Billy Graham’s 1984 Crusade at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England. “His voice was so tremendous, powerful. When he started speaking, I got shivers,” O’Rorke said. “I can still remember his invitation to ‘get out of your seats and come …
After a deadly sword attack killed a 14-year-old boy and injured four others on 30 April, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) deployed four crisis-trained chaplains to Hainault, London, to minister to this hurting community. Giselle* was one of the London Underground staff working in the surrounding area covering Hainault’s station on 1 May. …