Collected Meditations
Showing 217 quotesI think about my own sons and my own daughters, and I'm sure that many parents are concerned about what their children are exposed to.— Billy Graham
I haven't written my own epitaph, and I'm not sure I should. Whatever it is, I hope it will be simple, and that it will point people not to me, but to the One I served.— Billy Graham
The Oklahoma City bombing was simple technology, horribly used. The problem is not technology. The problem is the person or persons using it.— Billy Graham
No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it's best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.— Billy Graham
The Bible says that as Christians we don't grieve the same way people do who have no hope of eternity and of Heaven - but we still grieve.— Billy Graham
One of the things I miss most is that I can no longer read, due to age-related macular degeneration. I get regular injections for this, and thankfully these seem to have arrested its progress, but it's still very difficult for me to read. That means it is hard for me to pick up my Bible and read it like I used to, and I miss that very much.— Billy Graham
Let me ask you a question: If you never ate a balanced diet, what would happen to your body? You know the answer: Eventually you'd grow weak; you might even open yourself to serious illness or disease. We all need a balanced diet if we are to stay healthy.— Billy Graham
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Diet
I fell and broke my pelvic bone in three places. So, I'm still sort of an invalid now.— Billy Graham
I'm grateful for the evangelical resurgence we've seen across the world in the last half-century or so. It truly has been God's doing.— Billy Graham
Even Hubble hasn't found yet the end of this universe, and we don't know that it has any end.— Billy Graham
I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.— Billy Graham
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Christmas
While I have never learned to use a computer, I am surrounded by family and friends who carry information to me from blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and various websites.— Billy Graham
The Information Highway intrigues me because I have always been a newshound; I have always been curious about why people believe what they believe.— Billy Graham
Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.— Billy Graham
Traveling around the world and preaching for over 70 years did not give much time for reflection.— Billy Graham