So much emphasis among Christians is placed on "going to church." (Billy Graham even used to tell people, "Attend the church of your choice.") However, throughout the Bible there is far more emphasis on hearing and obeying the Holy Spirit. In fact the Bible boldly states (in Romans 8:14), "Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God." So perhaps a better question than, "Where do you go to church?" is, "How well do you follow the Spirit?" What does it mean "

Many walls divide Christians -- church walls, doctrinal walls, pride walls, racial walls, organizational walls. However, Jesus wants us to be one. Are we failing at unity? Recently, while speaking at the 75th annual convention of National Religious Broadcasters, Rick Warren (author of The Purpose Driven Life) said: “There's a theme in Scripture that the church often ignores and that is that God wants His children to get along . . . Friends, we’re failing at unity. The church

Billy Graham didn't set up a hierarchy or an organization to try and rule over or control the many millions who responded to his sermons. Instead, he released them and encouraged them to spread the good news about Jesus to others. Billy trusted Christ to lead and direct new converts in their walk with Jesus. He knew that Christian's belong to the living Jesus Christ, not to a preacher, a church, a denomination, or a religious organization. Billy not only wanted to proclaim th

Many Christian evangelists have worked within one Christian denomination or doctrinal system. However Billy Graham crossed lines and courageously worked together with Christians of various backgrounds, doctrines, races, and churches. (In the racially segregated South, he even broke local laws and made his crusades open for anyone to sit wherever they wanted.) Billy Graham Crusades were an amazing thing to see: tens of thousands of people of various backgrounds and persuasions