Billy Graham and Racism

I admire Doctor Billy Graham, who went to be with His Lord the other day, not only for his faithfulness to the Gospel of Christ, but also for diligence in dealing with racism. 

Read What Is Billy Graham’s Friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. Worth? | News & Reporting | Christianity Today　

“I remember Billy telling me he regretted not doing more to remove the ropes of racism,” wrote John M. Perkins. “He repented and asked for my forgiveness. Even though he had done so much, Billy had humility and I admire him for this.”

Japan: Past and Present.

Please read. At Japan’s suicide cliffs, he's walked more than 600 people back from the edge. Suicide in Japan averages about 30,000 per year. Pray that Japanese will put their 'hope in God'.

5 Psalm 42:5, "Why are you in despair, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, for the salvation of his presence."

Read the book Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission. A true story. Rangers successfully rescue 500 dying 'forgotten' soldiers from a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines. It was riveting.

Hospitality and church planting

“In many ways, church planting is about learning to practice hospitality well. It’s about meeting, welcoming, listening to, and loving people.” Tony Merida

Read Why Hospitality Is Vital to Church Planting

Here are some quotes.

Robert Karris says, “In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is either going to a meal, at a meal, or coming from a meal.”

"Good hospitality is an outworking of the gospel. In the gospel, God is hospitable to us."

"Be on the lookout for that lone person at your church."

"Aim for warm (hospitality) rather than wow (hospitality) ."

More: Saved by Faith and Hospitality - The Presbyterian Outlook, Cal Lutheran offering hospitality degree | California Lutheran University