Originally posted on A Life of Simple Joys:
I’m sure you have heard by now that Billy Graham went home on February 21st. And I’m sure you have heard the name of Jesus thrown about more…and more positively…on all the media outlets than has been…
Month: February 2018
Legacy: Here Lies…
Originally posted on Sista Seiz…:
“The goal isn’t to live forever, it is to create something that will” – Chuck Palahniuk Sometime in January some friends of mine threw me a surprise baby shower and let me tell you, I was surprised! I was surprised…
Jesus is Our Jubilee
The word “Jubilee” comes from the Hebrew word for a ram’s horn. Rams’ horns were used in ancient Israel to signal the arrival of important moments in their public life, and so the word Jubilee became the name of the biggest and best day imaginable on the Hebrew calendar.
- Every seventh day on the Hebrew calendar was the Sabbath for our spiritual mothers and fathers – a day each week for them to stop and give God His due.
- Every seventh year was a Sabbath Year – a whole year when their fields were supposed to lie fallow so that they might be replenished. Spiritually the Sabbatical year was the reminder that God was the provider for all of His people’s needs and that He could be trusted completely to meet them, even when they weren’t working.
- And every seventh Sabbatical Year was supposed to be the Jubilee…
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“Well Done Thou Good & Faithful Servant” (Part 2)
William Franklin Graham Jr.
(November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018)
“I Stand by the Door”
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Billy Graham was an instrumental voice in my own spiritual awakening in 1969 when I was 16 years old. People I know like to criticize Billy Graham for not being more theologically sophisticated. But that’s always seemed to me to be a little bit like criticizing Nolan Ryan for not being a better batter, or Bill Gates for not ever having a song in the Billboard top ten. Nolan Ryan was not paid to hit the ball but to throw strikes, and he was pretty good at that! And we don’t know Bill Gates for his singing abilities but for his technical and entrepreneurial genius, and that genius is pretty impressive! So, to criticize Billy Graham for not writing anything comparable to Karl Barth’s “Church Dogmatics,” or for not teaching at some top…
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God’s Immeasurable Love ~
God’s love for me,
is unfathomable . . .
for, His love for me
is immeasurable.
His love rises,
higher than the sky
it goes further than . . .
any space shuttle can fly.
God’s love for me
is unbelievable . . .
for, His love for me
is undeniable.
His love goes deeper,
than the ocean’s floor
it goes further than . . .
any miner can dig for ore.
God’s love for me
is unexplainable . . .
for, His love for me
is unconceivable.
His love is wider,
than the whole universe
it goes further than . . .
any light the stars can disperse.
There’s nothing about me,
that is lovable . . .
yet, God’s love for me
is unstoppable!
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“That Christ may dwell
in your hearts by faith;
that ye, being rooted
and grounded in love,
May be able to…
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My Favorite Billy Graham Memory
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1
I grew up watching Billy Graham crusades on TV, and developed the same reverence for him that many mainstream evangelicals around the world living from the 50’s through the turn of the century did. So when I had the opportunity to participate in one of his crusades while living in Columbia, South Carolina I did so with excitement.
It was the spring of 1987. I had met with hundreds of others weekly from January through April to prepare and to pray for the big event. My job was to be a “second tier” counselor on the field. When people came down on the stadium field to pray after Billy preached, they would meet with a counselor. If that counselor got ‘in over their head,’ encountering something that they couldn’t handle…
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“Living Biblically” Sitcom Raises Serious Questions | Facts & Trends
The new CBS television sitcom “Living Biblically” premieres this week. The show may spark discussions about how Christians read and interpret the Bible.
Source: “Living Biblically” Sitcom Raises Serious Questions | Facts & Trends
Why Billy Graham’s Casket is From Angola Prison | Facts & Trends
“Billy Graham is a simple man who preached a simple message. He must be buried in a simple casket.” — one of the prisoners who built Graham’s casket
Source: Why Billy Graham’s Casket is From Angola Prison | Facts & Trends
Praying for the millennials 