Archive for June 27th, 2005
An Unmatched Honor
Monday, June 27th, 2005This afternoon at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 100,000 gathered for what might be the final chapter in Billy Graham’s storied career as a Crusade evangelist. And there we were, 25 minutes before he preached what is quite possibly his final sermon, kneeling in his private compound to pray with and for him: my father Pastor [...]
The scoop
Monday, June 27th, 2005From BGEA, here. “By the end of his historic Greater New York Crusade, Billy Graham had preached to more than 242,000 people, and over 9,400 people of all ages and widely varying nationalities had committed their lives to Jesus Christ.”
He’s a stand-up guy
Monday, June 27th, 2005(Photo courtesy of the NY Times) My friend Art Bailey, the crusade director. It’s not easy shouldering the load of a legend’s last anything, but Art carried the weight of Billy Graham’s final American crusade with dignity and class. Through adversity from every side, Art’s faith never wavered, although it was tested beyond measure. Thanks, [...]