And that was easy: sex, money and power, and of getting crossways with local preachers. "He asked them to go off to their rooms to make a list of the various problems they may face. In 1948, Graham made the move to protect himself from the mistakes of other evangelists. And he was wise enough not to imagine that he was immune to temptation." "He was aware of the history of evangelists and many of them who throughout American history have come to the kinds of grief that befell Jimmy Swaggart, Jimmy Bakker and others.
"I think a key factor is one, from the beginning of his ministry, he had a strong desire to live a life of integrity," Martin said. Graham, who will lead a four-day crusade in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium beginning Thursday, has managed to steer clear of similar illusions.
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