Mr. Graham invested tremendous amounts of time writing books—33 in all. Just As I Am, his autobiography published in 1997, appeared simultaneously on the three top best-seller lists in one week. His book titled Nearing Home was selected the 2012 Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
Billy Graham’s literary works were always anchored in the Word of God. The Reason for My Hope: Salvation, written when he was 94, presented the core message that guided Billy Graham’s life and ministry—salvation through Jesus Christ. Following its release in 2013, Mr. Graham had one more topic he wanted to emphasize in writing, and in 2015 his final book, Where I Am, highlighted the subject of eternity—examining what all 66 books of the Bible have to say about Heaven and hell. When asked “where is Heaven?” Mr. Graham replied, “Heaven is where Jesus is,” and he recited John 14:3. Jesus said, “I go and prepare a place for you … that where I am, there you may be also.” Then Mr. Graham added, “I am going to Him soon.”
1947: Calling Youth to Christ
1953: I Saw Your Sons at War
1953: Peace With God
1955: Freedom From the Seven Deadly Sins
1955: The Secret of Happiness
1958: Billy Graham Talks to Teenagers
1960: My Answer
1960: Billy Graham Answers Your Questions
1965: World Aflame
1969: The Challenge
1971: The Jesus Generation
1975: Angels: God’s Secret Agents
1977: How to Be Born Again
1978: The Holy Spirit
1981: Till Armageddon
1983: Approaching Hoofbeats: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1984: A Biblical Standard for Evangelists
1986: Unto the Hills
1987: Facing Death and the Life After
1988: Answers to Life’s Problems
1991: Hope for the Troubled Heart
1992: Storm Warning
1997: Just As I Am
2002: Hope for Each Day
2003: The Key To Personal Peace
2005: Living in God’s Love: The New York Crusade
2006: The Journey
2008: Wisdom for Each Day
2010: Storm Warning
2011: Nearing Home
2012: The Heaven Answer Book
2013: The Reason for My Hope: Salvation
2015: Where I Am