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Saturday, June 25th, 2005… how an 86-year old southern preacher is relevant to urban kids. Leaving aside the historical significance of a man who’se spoken live to more people (210 million) than anyone else in history; the transforming power of His message that life has purpose and can be lived to its fullest; and even the spectacle of [...]
Simply surreal … It’s gotta be a God thing
Saturday, June 25th, 2005[More pics here.]Saturday morning, Judah and his best friend Sammy invited Jesus into their hearts during Bible Man’s altar call. Without prompting from mom or dad, Judah’s arm shot up when the invitation was given, and he quickly rose to his feet. Along with Sammy, they raced to the front without so much as glancing [...]
More BG media
Saturday, June 25th, 2005Frank Franklin Ii / AP From CBS News: Graham’s “Last Crusade” Billy Graham’s News For New York Billy Graham, Through The Years From the Today show: Interview with Katie Couric From NBC Nightly News: Thousands see Rev. Graham in N.Y. My voice is in the background in the opening segment. At 86, Graham still fiery [...]
Billy Graham on Hannity and Colmes
Saturday, June 25th, 2005Here.
Red and yellow black and white
Saturday, June 25th, 2005“Kevin Berwise bemoans the fact that 11 a.m. Sunday is usually the most segregated time of the week in America. But something very different from that dark underside of Americans at prayer is on view at the Greater New York Billy Graham Crusade, he said.” From New York Newsday (06/25/05).
This is funny
Friday, June 24th, 2005From New York Newsday (o6/25/05): As Jeremy Del Rio tries to fire up kids to come Saturday night to a special “Youth Night” for the Greater New York Billy Graham Crusade, he’s accustomed to blank stares. “For most of the kids I serve, Billy Graham is ‘Superstar Billy Graham,’ the wrestling icon,” said the East [...]
The family business
Friday, June 24th, 2005As Billy Graham steps down, will his kids shape the future of American evangelicalism?From “All in the Family,” U.S. News (12/23/02)
How people observe us
Friday, June 24th, 2005Andy Newman’s been all over the Billy Graham Crusade. He’s a reporter with the New York Times and I’ve met him half a dozen times. We first met one day several weeks ago when he grilled me for five minutes trying to get a reaction to the 10-story high billboard of an underwear model that [...]
Proud Poppa
Friday, June 24th, 2005Saturday’s Crusade program featured two videos profiling six New York City teens who love Jesus. Four of the six are dear friends of mine. Three are from Generation Xcel: Loreal Torres, Amanda DeJesus, and Eric Velez. Lori I’ve known for twelve or so years, Amanda for eight or nine, and Eric for four. All were [...]
From Time magazine
Friday, June 24th, 2005“Billy Graham, 86, is in New York this weekend for another crusade. Read what TIME has written about Graham and other American Evangelicals.” For example: “If Billy [Graham] was the ultimate preacher, then Franklin made a run at being the ultimate Preacher’s kid: fighting, taunting the police of Montreat into high-speed car chases and cultivating [...]
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