Photo: Will Graham is the executive director of The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, North Carolina, and is vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte, North Carolina. Millions of people didn’t expect to be out of a job. Or struggling to pay bills and buy food. Just two months ago, the …
(Photo above): The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team has been ministering to community members in New York and Italy due to COVID-19. Here, they offer support to a NYPD officer. Over the last few weeks, more than 1,400 New Yorkers and Italians have prayed with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team in the middle of the COVID-19 …
There seem to be more questions than answers as the science and medical communities do their best to fight the rapid spread of COVID-19. The pandemic also has triggered spiritual curiosity. Below, Will Graham, vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, shares his response to one common question about the coronavirus outbreak. Q. Why did …
Although bad news has been circulating nonstop, dozens of crisis-trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (RRT) have been offering the hope of Good News—the opportunity of a relationship with Jesus Christ. Created in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the team that’s deployed to 260-plus natural or manmade crises is now responding to the …
Wandering outside more these days? Stay-at-home orders and beautiful spring weather have given many people a chance to chitchat and meet neighbors from a safe distance. With so much fear and negativity surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, offering your neighbors some encouragement can be refreshing. Plus, with no televised sports or after-school activities, your cul-de-sac may contain …
Billy Graham’s signature southern voice has long brought comfort to troubled souls. In recent days, as the world grapples with the unprecedented coronavirus crisis, thousands of people have watched his archived sermons on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s social media accounts. “[It’s] so good to have his videos to look back on. It’s like a refresher …
Are you losing hope as this strange new season of the coronavirus plays out? Whatever you’re struggling with—fear, finances, anxiety or sickness—the world can seem dark and the times desperate. There is a source of hope that you may have never considered. His name is Jesus Christ. Are you curious about Him? He loves you more …
I don’t know about you, but I had not heard the term “social distancing” until the outbreak of the coronavirus. Intentionally staying several feet away from the nearest person had never crossed my mind. I spend enough time in airplanes—crammed in among strangers—that it never would have seemed feasible before now. In Biblical days, however, …
During this strange time of social distancing due to the coronavirus, there’s a danger of becoming isolated. Everyone is susceptible, especially the elderly, those with disabilities and people working from home. Truth is, God made people for community. We rely on each other for company, encouragement and practical help. We celebrate happy occasions and offer …
“The Lord said … ‘I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear Me speaking …’” —Exodus 19:9 It’s springtime in the Western North Carolina mountains where I was raised. There are days of beautiful sunshine, blue skies, and cool breezes. On such days, the views of …
In the days since COVID-19 began infiltrating the globe, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) created special web pages through its internet evangelism ministry, Search for Jesus, to address the fears quickly spreading among people of all languages. These pages were created in English, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Mandarin and Portuguese. Each gives the online visitor a chance to respond to the never-changing Gospel …