I've been reading a book about Billy Graham the Evangelist. I didn't know that he was a Baptist who got his start preaching in Illinois. Even though it's an unauthorized biography, unlike biograghies about other well known people, it unearths very little if any dirt. It seems that Mr. Graham has gone to great lengths to protect his image. He stopped accepting personal gifts years ago. He lives in a modest log cabin in North Carolina. He has a committee decide what his salary should be which is in line with that given a pastor of a large congregation. He even refuses to be alone with any woman other than his wife and daughters. When in a restaurant or driving a car, there will always be someone else present. I'm only half done, but it's a very impressive book about a very impressive man. It's interesting to see how he has grown in his faith and maturity over his life.
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