Y'know, everyone has fans and detractors. You can find something wrong with everyone. Billy Graham is no exception. Some love him, (maybe too much,) and some hate him, (which should not be.) That's just life in the flock.
But I do believe we have to give credit where credit's due.
Many years ago, (boy, a lot of my blogs start that way these days,) I caught a small snippet of a PBS show where Bill Moyers was interviewing Billy Graham.
The part that I saw was fantastic and I'd like to share it with you.* Essentially, Bill Moyers asked Reverand Graham this question:
"Billy, you've been all over the world and preached the Gospel to millions of people. Many, many people have given their lives to Jesus at your crusades. You've started a huge ministry that reaches around the world. Of all the things you've done in this life, when you stand before Jesus, what will you be most proud of?"
Billy Graham answered:
"Bill, when this life is over and I'm before Jesus, all you will hear from me is, "Lord, have mercy on me, a miserable sinner!" "
Whatever else Billy Graham did with his life, that night, with that answer, the Gospel was given in a powerful way.
Billy Graham hit that one outta the park.
* I've unsuccessfully tried to find a transcript for this interview. Therefore this is the "Unclean Vessel paraphrased edition". It would be much better to quote this exactly. If you ever see it online, send the web address and this post will be amended accordingly.
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