Billy Graham

Offstage and on, Billy Graham’s ministry was a team effort

By Adelle M. Banks — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — Evangelist Billy Graham may have been the name and face behind the microphone on many a crusade stage, but the team that supported him on and off that stage was an integral part of his ministry.

Billy Graham never lived in Texas but belonged to a Dallas church for 54 years

By Bobby Ross Jr. — February 21, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — Why did Graham place membership at a church nearly 1,000 miles from his home in Montreat, N.C.?

Because of Billy Graham, the world will never be the same

By A. Larry Ross — February 21, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — As we mourn the passing of Billy Graham, let's remember a man who faithfully and fervently served God in his generation.

Where did Billy Graham preach?

By Adelle M. Banks — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — Across the decades, Billy Graham preached to more than 210 million people in more than 185 countries across the world.

Billy Graham: He kept the faith and (mostly) dropped the politics

By RNS staff — February 21, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Billy Graham is remembered for a subtle approach to politics that contrasts sharply with many of today's openly political evangelicals.

Billy Graham, an evangelistic ‘Lion in Winter’

By A. James Rudin — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — No one knows how history will ultimately treat Billy Graham. But I am certain we shall never see his like again.

‘Just As I Am’ was Billy Graham’s signature hymn

By Kevin Eckstrom — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — But 'Just As I Am' was more than a favorite Graham hymn.

Photos of the Week: The life of Billy Graham

By Sally Morrow — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — The story of the evangelist's life, told in pictures.

Billy Graham leaves a positive interfaith legacy, with a few blemishes

By Holly Lebowitz Rossi — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — One of them was his anti-Semitic remarks made in a taped conversation with President Nixon.

Graham recalled as fearless preacher, media pioneer

By Adelle M. Banks — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — One commenter recalled how his preaching was described as 'holding the Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other.'

Timeline of the life of Billy Graham

By Delta Systems — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — A man who started his career as a Fuller Brush salesman lived an extraordinary life that spanned more than nine decades.

Billy Graham, America’s pre-eminent evangelist, dies at 99

By Alicia C. Shepard and Adelle M. Banks — February 21, 2018
(RNS) — 'He would have to be viewed as by far the most important, single religious figure of the 20th century here in America,' said Randall Balmer, chairman of the religion department at Dartmouth College.

Billy Graham’s granddaughter sends a wise message to her famous uncle

By Delta Systems — February 20, 2018
(RNS) — Franklin Graham, heed your father’s example — and also listen to your niece!

Is the ‘evangelical’ label worth preserving or nah?

By Jonathan Merritt — February 2, 2018
Should we abandon the term or work to revive it? Theologian John Stackhouse weighs in.

Billy Graham at 99: He kept the faith and (mostly) dropped the politics

By RNS staff — November 7, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As he celebrates his birthday today, in what his son described as "stable" health, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is kicking of a yearlong celebration of the preacher's past.
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