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Friday, June 24th, 2005… how such a simple message, delivered in such a plain spoken way, can draw so many so often. Friday’s first Crusade evening saw thousands respond as Billy Graham gave the same invitation he’s been giving for 60 years, following a basic 20 minute sermon on what it means to be born again. For all [...]
CNN news report … live from the Crusade
Friday, June 24th, 2005Here. See also, CNN’s “People in the News”: Watch: From farm boy to spiritual beacon Watch: Graham’s family life Watch: Graham’s star rises And Top 25: Fascinating people
New York: Bastion of evangelicalism?
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005“[T]he Rev. Billy Graham, 86, his once-booming baritone reduced to a scratchy whisper, is set to preach to New York City once again, for what he and his aides say is probably his final crusade. But after preaching his story of God’s love to more than 200 million people in 180 countries and territories, he [...]
Refl3ctions photo in the New York times
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005The Refl3ctions prayer and worship event on Friday night exceeded just about everyone’s expectations. Between 750 and 1,000 teens from Korean, Chinese, and Spanish language churches gathered at Korean Presbyterian Church in Flushing in a sea of multi-ethnic beauty that foreshadowed eternity. The program included music groups Jesus Generation (Chinese), Joyful Praise Ministries (Korean), and [...]
Thursday, June 16th, 2005
New York, a Billy Graham Experiment
Thursday, June 16th, 2005“For better or worse, the church has typically followed the lead of secular society when it comes to our attitudes about race. Today racial reconciliation has become an evangelical buzzword. Organizations like Promise Keepers proclaim its importance. Christian books, magazines, and musical artists denounce racism and celebrate ethnic diversity in the church. When Billy approached [...]
Upcoming Billy Graham youth events
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005June 11, 17 & 18. Details here.
Still a front page man
Monday, May 16th, 2005Today’s USA Today profiles Billy Graham in a cover story called, “The gospel of Billy Graham: Inclusion.” Some of the highlights, On S-E-X: “Before he asks God’s help, Graham says, he begins with praise and thanksgiving for God’s gifts: the beauties and bounty of nature, ‘even the pleasures of sex, within the boundaries of marriage,’ [...]
Hope springs eternal
Thursday, May 12th, 2005“The Crusade’s investment allowed us to create a prototype for how to strategically engage youth culture for Christ that can be implemented outside of the context of this particular event. … Accordingly, we expect that He will use the Get Real message, comic, music, and website, even more effectively than how we first imagined.” For [...]
From our friends at the Coalition re. Billy Graham
Friday, April 22nd, 200562 days until the Greater New York Billy Graham Crusade (June 24-26). 63 days until Get Real concert (June 25). … If 5 million young people in the tri-state area are truly going to have a credible opportunity to experience God’s anointing through Billy Graham, we need to spread the word. Please forward this email [...]
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