RIP Billy Graham

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I’m sorry he died, as I am sorry when most people die, but I have to admit not really paying attention to him much. This morning I heard audio excerpts of some of his memorable speeches. I have to say–Joel Osteen sounds a whole lot like Graham. Maybe not the words, but the cadence, the way of delivering them are very similar.

I wonder if Osteen realized Graham’s popularity and decided to mimic his delivery.
 
Only the Almighty knows for certain, but I have reasonable confidence he died in God’s Grace 🙂
 
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace, amen. May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
 
Graham offered not much doctrine but Osteen offers almost no doctrine. If you listened to Graham you picked up a fair amount the frame of Christian tradition that he took for granted. Osteen closes his messages with a call to accept Christ as Graham did but not the whole Christian tradition and world view. “Spend time with your family” or “take time for recreation” or “be a good listener”
 
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Rest in peace.

Btw, I know he gave JPII a Bible, right? Im curious if it was a Catholic Bible. ???
 
May he rest in peace, Oh Lord
And may perpetual light shine upon him.

I have read his book Storm Warning and it was a clear account of the problems Christianity is facing and will be facing. Regarding Pope John Paul II, he said the following in admiration: “Boy, that Pope sure can Pope!”
 
Graham was able to succeed because at that time the great majority of Americans knew and admired the Christian message but needed a challenge to personally return to Christ. He did a good job in that. Osteen’s generation has a far greater difficulty. Pray for both.
 
I saw him in 1995, his first and only visit to my hometown. I liked him very much and have read many of his books. A giant among the Protestant preachers, and one who stayed well above the public failings of personal discipline.

I did love something his wife once said. Being interviewed not long before her death, she was asked if, in all her years married to the famous evangelist and all the time he spent away from home, had she ever thought about divorce? “No”, she said, “but I did think about murder”.
 
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Graham offered not much doctrine but Osteen offers almost no doctrine. If you listened to Graham you picked up a fair amount the frame of Christian tradition that he took for granted
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To be fair, most of Graham’s well known preaching was as an evangelist. His purpose was to present the gospel, call people to accept it and then get involved in a church where they could be more fully discipled. If your purpose is explicitly evangelistic, there really isn’t much reason to delve into things beyond elementary theological issues.
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Osteen closes his messages with a call to accept Christ as Graham did but not the whole Christian tradition and world view. “Spend time with your family” or “take time for recreation” or “be a good listener”
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Osteen is little more than a motivational speaker.
 
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He helped change many lives by preaching Jesus.

And unlike many other protestant pastors, he was Catholic friendly. I respect him immensely. May God grant him eternal rest
 
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To be fair, most of Graham’s well known preaching was as an evangelist. His purpose was to present the gospel, call people to accept it and then get involved in a church where they could be more fully discipled. If your purpose is explicitly evangelistic, there really isn’t much reason to delve into things beyond elementary theological issues.
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Well said! This is why he was embraced by Catholics!
 
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