Tag: Billy Graham
Of all of King’s speeches and writings, the one that has had the most transformative power for me is his masterful “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” ...
Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr.’s hard words for white Christians
by: Robert P. Jones Jan. 17, 2022 (RNS) — White people regularly dilute the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be more palatable. No one isRead More
“My father was a firm believer in medicine. He believed in it, so he would have been a supporter — no question,” he said.
Franklin Graham urges evangelicals to get vaccinated before it’s ‘too late’
by: Emily McFarlan Miller May 17, 2021 (RNS) — Franklin Graham pleaded with evangelical Christians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in an interview with Axios that appeared over the weekendRead More
The PBS series “American Experience” explores these questions in a fascinating two-hour documentary premiering Monday (May 17)...
PBS’ Billy Graham documentary captures preacher’s pull and ambition
by: Paul O’Donnell (Ken Garfield) May 14, 2021 (RNS) — How did Billy Graham become the most famous evangelist in America? Does he deserve blame for paving the way forRead More
In a January 2018 video, Palau disclosed to ministry supporters and friends that he had been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer and that his illness was terminal.
Luis Palau, globe-trotting evangelist, is dead at 86
by: Paul O’Donnell (Mark I. Pinsky) March 11, 2021 (RNS) — Luis Palau, a Christian evangelist known for his smile and hearty laugh and described by some as “the LatinoRead More
Specifically omitted from popular memory are some of the more “radical” elements of King’s message...
Opinion: This MLK Day, white evangelicals again have a choice to make on racial justice
by: Paul O’Donnell (Jemar Tisby) Jan. 18, 2021 (RNS) — As we have remembered Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the civil rights movement of the 1950s andRead More
A timely video commentary.
John H. Armstrong: Was Reinhold Niebuhr’s Critique of Evangelicalism Accurate? (video)