Franklin Graham Says COVID Vaccine Could Possibly Save Your Life
On 5/14/21 at 12:06 PM EDT
The evangelical pastor Franklin Graham has urged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before it s too late.
Graham, president of the aid organization Samaritan s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association set up by his father, told Axios that people should not delay in getting the COVID-19 shot.
Asked by interviewer Mike Allen whether nothing is more important to you than saving souls, Graham replied: No, I want people to know that God loves them, he will forgive you and God will accept you into his presence.
Billy Graham with his friend and Pastor Don Wilton on the porch at Graham s home in Montreat, North Carolina. The two spent most Saturdays together for the last 20 years of Billy Graham s life. | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Billy Grahamâs friend and pastor reflected on his yearslong friendship with the famed evangelist â and shared the lessons and values he believes the Church can glean from the life and ministry of a man he said mirrored the âvery heartbeat of God.âÂ
âMr. Graham s heartbeat and passion and reflection of the very face of God showed deeply, penetrated my own heart and life,â Don Wilton recalled in an interview with The Christian Post. âI ve never been around a man personally like that, who so deeply and genuinely and consistently reflected the face of God s grace. As a pastor myself, one can only imagine the enormous depth of the blessing that God conferred on me every time I was with him every week.â
It went very well: Bellevue police reflect on response to appreciation dinner protests Michelle Esteban, KOMO News Reporter It went very well: Bellevue police react to protests over controversial police dinner
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One day after an appreciation dinner by an evangelical group was held in Bellevue, the police department s top brass on Wednesday reflected on the agency s response that appears to have limited unrest, chaos and damage in the city.
Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett said he was pleased with how the event turned out and that his officers helped spare his city from the type of damage that has occurred in Seattle and other cities during police protests.
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BELLEVUE, Wash. An Antifa militant while protesting in Bellevue, Washington Tuesday night against police officers shouted, “I can’t wait until black people lynch white people!” Antifa was protesting a law enforcement appreciation dinner hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association when the statement was made, the Post Millennial reported.
A video posted to Twitter begins with the activist screaming, “I can’t wait until black people hang you!” to someone nearby. The recipient of the threat asks the activist to repeat the statement at which point the Antifa activist screams out, “I can’t wait until black people lynch white people!