When Anne Graham Lotz taught Billy Graham despite 1 Timothy 2:12

Today Anne Graham Lotz preached to a crowd of mostly men, or at least a crowd of lots of men. While preaching her father’s funeral she also teaches men, while describing how she taught the man who was her father. She publicly pledges to do more of that. Take a listen, or a read of a clip of a transcription below, unless you’re a man under the rule of 1 Timothy 2:12.

… About eleven years ago when my Momma went to heaven, my Daddy started asking me to read him the Bible. And at first it was very intimidating. And then it became such a joy. And there were times when I would sit in front of my Daddy; he was hard of hearing so I would sit in front of him knee to knee, and he would ask me to give him a full sixty-minute message. And he never took his eyes off my face. Once in awhile he would interrupt me and he would ask me a question, or we would discuss it. But he loved to hear God’s word. And then as he got weaker we went from sixty minutes to five to ten minutes. But the pattern was always the same. Whoever was in the house was called to gather around him…. People would gather around. And I would read a passage of scripture. But before I did I would explain to him why I had chosen that particular passage of scripture…. And I would always end by saying, “Daddy, I love you.”

So I want to do that [here], when we’re gathered around Daddy. I want to read a passage of scripture, but I want to explain to you why I have chosen this passage of scripture. And the reason is this….

Jesus is coming. Jesus is coming. And Jesus said when the gospel is preached to the whole world,

as it is today in this service….

Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 when the gospel is preached to the whole world then the end will come….

And so I want to make a pledge to my Daddy.

And I pledge to you Daddy, that in view of his appearing [that is the appearing of Jesus] and in front of all these witnesses,

I will preach the word.
I will do the work on an evangelist.
I will share the gospel.

And I will run my race and live my life so that five minutes before I see Jesus I will have no regrets.

I will live my life to exalt and glorify the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

So I love you Daddy.

(For those needing a review of the rule of 1 Timothy 2:12 and how Anne Graham Lutz has started working through its rule, go here.)