Sustained By A Hope Unfulfilled
Sermons On The Second Readings
In his newest book, The Good Life, Peter Gomes tells of the two times he invited Billy Graham to speak at the Memorial Church at Harvard. In 1982, Gomes invited Graham to conduct a "mission" at "godless" Harvard -- a term Gomes attributes to Yale graduates in 1886 because Harvard abandoned compulsory attendance at Chapel! Graham was advised by many evangelicals not to accept the invitation. Gomes was criticized by many of his colleagues for extending the invitation. But the great Baptist evangelist accepted the great Baptist pastor's invitation.
