8:05 a.m. - Billy Graham Celebrates 90th Birthday

By: RNS

Updated: November 7, 2008

The Reverend Billy Graham turns 90 years old today.

He'll be celebrating with a private family dinner near his home just outside of Asheville, North Carolina.

Graham has already gotten tens of thousands of birthday cards and messages from all corners of the globe.

The famed evangelist has been quoted as saying that he never expected to live to be 90-years-old, and that everyday is a gift from God.

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