“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.” —Colossians 1:13 It started with a seed—a heavy metal Christian band kind of seed. Liezel Freeman knew her younger brother Jacques was into “scary music” so she sent him some hope-filled alternatives. It piqued …
“But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” —Matthew 19:26 It all started with three people in a small conference room with a white board. They had just launched a website that would result in 90 million visits to an online Gospel presentation. Ten …
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It’s not uncommon for the gates of Buckingham Palace in London to be buzzing with tourists taking photos and admiring the royal guards. But recently it’s been different. Hours after the Her Majesty the Queen announced the death of her husband, Prince Philip, the mood around the palace was sombre. Amongst the trail of flower …
A team of crisis-trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is ministering in central London following the news of Prince Philip’s death. On Friday morning (9th April, 2021), Queen Elizabeth II announced the passing of her husband, Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh was 99 years old, and had been married Her …
Bus ads for the Lancashire Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham were pulled in Blackpool, England, in 2018. In a strong and clear rebuke of the cancel culture sweeping the UK, a court ruled that the 2018 Lancashire Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham was discriminated against by the Blackpool Borough Council and Blackpool Transport …
Dear Friend, It’s hard to believe that three years have passed since my grandfather Billy Graham completed his journey and entered the presence of Jesus. After a lifetime of proclaiming the hope of the Saviour, God called him home. He looked forward to Heaven. It wasn’t just a “someday” or “I hope” type of longing, …
“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” —Hebrews 4:12 In August 1949, a month before Billy Graham was scheduled to hold a major Crusade in …
Dear Friend, The Bible says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34, ESV). Without truth and godliness, there can be no real peace. In America, we have experienced a tumultuous political season unlike any in my lifetime. The Bible tells us to pray for our elected officials. We …
Since COVID-19, the world has seemed limited. But Saturday night, in the rural area of Tifton, Georgia, Will Graham preached a hope-filled message that far surpassed the town’s population of 17,000—even amid a pandemic. More than 100,000 online viewers used BillyGraham.org, YouTube and Facebook to livestream the Tiftarea Celebration that featured music artists Rhett Walker and Aaron Shust ahead …
Greg Doughty is chaplain for the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (RRT). He is part of a UK-based team of chaplains who are trained to respond to crisis situations by providing emotional and spiritual support – and share the hope of Christ to those in need. We interviewed Greg about being an RRT chaplain, and …
When COVID-19 first made headlines, no one knew the vast effect the virus would have on day-to-day life. Largely confined to our homes, the World Wide Web became our classroom, our sanctuary, our community centre, our youth group, our library, our grocery store. Now almost a year later, social distancing is still a thing and …