Billy Graham Speaks Insight from the World's Greatest Preacher

by Lowe, Janet

• ISBN13: 9780471345350
• ISBN10: 0471345350
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"God calls us to invest our time, our very lives, primarily in people, not in projects or possessions."-Billy Graham Billy Graham is one of those rare individuals who has become a legend in his own lifetime. Recognized as the world's most famous evangelist, he has preached to more people than anyone in the history of religion. Billy Graham's influence, however, reaches far beyond the pulpit as he has become a worldwide crusader for religion, a spokesman for political and social change, and a sublimely successful businessman and fundraiser. The wisdom and guidance he has offered the world are captured in Billy Graham Speaks, a unique portrait of the reverend in his own words-culled from sermons, newscasts, articles, and interviews. Graham talks about everything from marriage, children, and faith, to religious tolerance, leadership, and integrity, to popes, presidents, and ordinary people. He reflects on his life as an evangelist who has traveled the world and witnessed some of this century's milestone events, including the advent of racial integration in the South, the fall of Communism, and the social and political struggles in Northern Ireland and South Africa. He looks within to confront his own feelings of self-doubt and discuss his undying belief in God that has been central to his life for more than three quarters of a century. Here is just a sample of what you'll find inside: * "All over the world, whenever I meet people face to face,

Author Biography

JANET LOWE's previous books include Warren Buffett Speaks, Jack Welch Speaks, Bill Gates Speaks, and Oprah Winfrey Speaks (all published by Wiley). Her hundreds of articles have appeared in such publications as Newsweek, the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Ms. Lowe lives in Del Mar, California, with her husband, Austin Lynas.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Making of an Evangelist	1	(34)
Billy Sunday	1	(2)
Farming, Girls, and Baseball	3	(2)
Foundations of Faith in the Family	5	(4)
Billy's Conversion	9	(3)
Preaching on the Street	12	(5)
The Lord Provides a Partner	17	(10)
Dr. Bell	26	(1)
A Home in Montreat	27	(1)
Learning to Preach Year by Year	28	(2)
Billy Converts a Mobster and Is Discovered by a Nation	30	(5)
Billy Graham's Vision Of Christianity	35	(31)
Faith	35	(1)
God	36	(3)
Jesus	39	(1)
The Bible	40	(3)
Prayer	43	(2)
Angels	45	(1)
Heaven	46	(3)
The Devil	49	(2)
Hell	51	(1)
Sin	52	(4)
Death	56	(4)
Armageddon	60	(4)
Doubts	64	(2)
Billy Graham's Work	66	(31)
The Mission	66	(5)
The Crusades: Los Angeles, London, and New York	71	(15)
The Billy Graham Plan	83	(3)
Money and What to Do with It	86	(7)
The Tools of Evangelism	93	(4)
Billy Graham And Earthly Issues	97	(39)
Living as a Christian	97	(3)
Marriage	100	(2)
Personal Morality	102	(4)
Raising Children	106	(3)
Growing Up in the Graham Household	109	(7)
Family Planning	116	(2)
Science and Technology	118	(1)
Racial Discrimination	119	(8)
Religious Tolerance	127	(5)
The Popes	132	(4)
Northern Ireland	134	(2)
Graham's Life in Politics	136	(27)
Patriotism	136	(1)
Avoiding Politics	137	(4)
Communism	141	(2)
War	143	(2)
The Presidents	145	(14)
Other World Leaders	159	(4)
The Critics	163	(8)
The Fundamentalists	163	(3)
The Liberals	166	(5)
Looking Back on A Long Life	171	(8)
List of Crusades, 1947 to 1999	179	(16)
Timeline	195	(6)
Notes	201	(18)
Permissions	219