Billy Graham: Influential US evangelist dies at 99

[Jimbuna]

US evangelist Billy Graham - one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century - has died aged 99.

Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, beginning his worldwide mission in large arenas in London in 1954.

He died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said.

In a 60-year career, he is estimated to have preached to hundreds of millions of people.

Graham reached millions of them through TV - the first to use the medium to convey the Christian message on that scale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43142263

RIP Sir

[HW3]

RIP, a great man has gone home to be with the father at last.

[Mr Quatro]

Mr Graham, who had suffered from prostate cancer, pneumonia and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, died at his home in North Carolina.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/21/billy-graham-christian-evangelist-dies-99

Born in 1918, Graham devoted his life to preaching the word of God after a revival meeting he attended at the age of 15. He was ordained as a Southern Baptist clergyman in 1939, and retired in 2005. At the time he said: “Do I fear death? No. I look forward to death with great anticipation. I’m looking forward to seeing God face to face.

Forever starts when you believe ... RIP Mr Graham

[STEED]

Going up. :yep:

[vienna]

Billy Graham was about the only televangelist I had any respect for; his ministry never seemed to be a solely money churning, self-serving, and self-aggrandizing machine like almost all of the other preachers; he seemed to be very genuine in his ministry and lived as he spoke, a mean feat in the tele-religious world; the only quibble with him I ever had was when a Nixon tape was released with Nixon and Graham together in the Oval Office and Nixon started making some rather anti-Semitic comments right in front of Graham; I kind of wish Graham had spoken up and said something to Nixon, but I prefer to think Graham didn't share Nixon's ideas and Graham remained silent out of respect for the President. Other than that, I can't really think of anything at all untoward about the man...

I'm not religious myself, but I do respect the genuine beliefs of others and I very much respected Billy Graham; he will be missed...

RIP, Rev...









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[Reece]

R.I.P. Billy, he was a good man!:yep:

[Commander Wallace]

Rest in Peace.