A statue of Billy Graham will be displayed in Washington, DC
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🗓️ 16 May 2024
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A statue of Rev. Billy Graham will be unveiled in the US Capitol later today. The likeness depicts Dr. Graham gesturing toward an open Bible in his hand. In life, Billy Graham was emphatic: “We aren’t only called to become Christians; we are called to be Christians.” In today’s culture, that message is needed now more than ever.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, May the 16th, 2024. |
| 0:05.2 | Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. |
| 0:07.6 | Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison |
| 0:12.5 | Forum. |
| 0:13.3 | To also receive the Daily Article email in your inbox, subscribe at dailyarticle.org. |
| 0:20.8 | A statue of Reverend Billy Graham will be unveiled in the U.S. Capitol later today. |
| 0:26.8 | The lightness depicts Dr. Graham gesturing toward an open Bible in his hand. |
| 0:31.5 | Its base is inscribed with two verses of Scripture, John 316. |
| 0:36.4 | For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that |
| 0:39.9 | whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. And John 146, I am the way |
| 0:47.4 | and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me. Visitors to our nation's |
| 0:53.9 | capital will therefore encounter the gospel every time they see Dr. Graham's statue. |
| 0:58.3 | This is consistent with the evangelist statement during his final sermon in 2005 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York. |
| 1:07.5 | Quote, I have one message that Jesus Christ came, he died on a cross, he rose again, |
| 1:14.3 | and he asked us to repent of our sins and receive him by faith as Lord and Savior, and if we do, |
| 1:21.0 | we have forgiveness of all our sins. In quote, does America need this one message now more than ever? The dating app Bumble |
| 1:29.8 | recently ran billboards stating, you know full well a vow of celibacy is not the answer. After |
| 1:37.1 | complaints escalated, they apologized and removed the ads. The Disney Pride collection went live |
| 1:44.0 | this week in anticipation of the annual |
| 1:46.5 | Pride Month that begins in two weeks. Target is planning to offer its own collection of Pride Month |
| 1:52.6 | products as well. They will no longer display these products in all their stores due to the |
| 1:57.7 | backlash they generated last year, but they say they are committed to |
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