Category: Revival

How to Seize This Once-in-a-Generation Moment

Randolph Jason

How to Seize This Once-in-a-Generation Moment by RON LUCE for Charisma News “From the sons of Issachar, those having understanding of times and what Israel should do” (1 Chr. 12:32). Assuming we want to aspire to this level of prowess, how then are we to understand the coronavirus we are in the midst of, and what ought we to do? Instead of a simple impulse response to the immediate situation, let’s back up and examine the larger implication of this outbreak, and see if there are gleanings that could help…

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Are We Witnessing an Awakening During This Time of Uncertainty?

Randolph Jason

Are We Witnessing an Awakening During This Time of Uncertainty? by ABDU MURRAY for Charisma News God bless you, my friend. In this season of uncertainty, may He give you strength. There is so much disruption, so much discussion of disease, death and financial depression. It requires a supernatural transfusion to stay strong. But God will give it. In fact, I’m wondering if God is up to something supernatural in this season. What if we are witnessing an awakening? What if God is using this pandemic to call us back…

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HAS THE GOVERNMENT JUST SHUT DOWN YOUR CHURCH BUILDING? GOOD! MAYBE IT’S TIME TO COPY THE APOSTLES AND GO BACK TO HOUSE CHURCHES LIKE THEY DID

Randolph Jason

HAS THE GOVERNMENT JUST SHUT DOWN YOUR CHURCH BUILDING? GOOD! MAYBE IT’S TIME TO COPY THE APOSTLES AND GO BACK TO HOUSE CHURCHES LIKE THEY DID by Geoffrey Grider for Now the End Begins Think about this, what if your church never reopens? What if the New World Order which is forming right now during the coronavirus outbreak decides there will be no more church buildings? Then what will you do? This is my advice, eat the meat and spit out the bones, but here it is. Instead of worrying about…

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Not All Americans Are Fighting Over Toilet Paper: 5 Good Deeds Done During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Randolph Jason

Not All Americans Are Fighting Over Toilet Paper: 5 Good Deeds Done During the Coronavirus Pandemic by Cassius K for The Organic Prepper During difficult times, you’ll notice an emergence of conscience and courage in a lot of people. You might see people being willing to help others even when they are at risk themselves, acting courageously in conscience. The coronavirus pandemic is no different. While you might see more coverage in the mainstream media about people fighting over toilet paper, here are 5 recent instances of kindness coming into…

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Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns, Neighborhoods Are Coming To Life Again

Randolph Jason

Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns, Neighborhoods Are Coming To Life Again By John Daniel Davidson for The Federalist The coronavirus is bringing about a strange revival of neighborhood life, which has been atrophying for a half-century. We should pay attention. Something unexpected has happened to neighborhoods across the country in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns and business closures: they’re coming to life. With schools and restaurants closed, and a huge swath of the workforce stuck at home either working remotely or not working at all, usually quiet and empty neighborhoods are suddenly bustling.…

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HELP! I CAN’T GET CONTROL OVER MY TONGUE

Randolph Jason

HELP! I CAN’T GET CONTROL OVER MY TONGUE by A. Craig Troxel for Core Christianity The Words of Our Heart How many of our regrets are the words that slipped from our mouths: mounting anger that ruptured into a torrent of destructive ugliness, icy sarcasm that cut deeply into raw and unappreciated sensitivities, relentless criticizing that crushed the other until the tears flowed? Only afterward did we truly appreciate the injury and pain of our own doing. And looking back, we cringe as we hear the echo of our voice…

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Revival or We Die

Randolph Jason

Revival or We Die by Michael Brown for Charisma News John Knox prayed, “Give me Scotland, or I die!” George Whitefield prayed, “Give me souls, or take my soul!” Today, millions of American Christians need to pray, “God, revive us, or we die!” And there is no hyperbole in that prayer. Without a national awakening, America as we know it is doomed. In 1944, Rev. Peter Marshall declared, “Surely the time has come, because the hour is late, when we must decide. And the choice before us is plain—Yahweh or…

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The Intense Asceticism of Orthodox Lent May Be Exactly What Modern Man is Aching For

Randolph Jason

The Intense Asceticism of Orthodox Lent May Be Exactly What Modern Man is Aching For by Rod Dreher via Russian-Faith We see this a lot with younger seekers, especially males. They respond to a form of Christianity that asks them to do something more than sit quietly and think, or adjust their emotions. If you’re an observant Orthodox Christian, chances are your lower body aches today. That’s because Sunday night was Forgiveness Vespers, the service that begins Lent. From the Orthodox Church in America: Then, after Vespers – after hearing the…

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‘The Way Back’ Begins with the Father’s Love

Randolph Jason

‘The Way Back’ Begins with the Father’s Love by BRETT MCCRACKEN for The Gospel Coalition The Way Back is another solid sports movie from writer/director Gavin O’Connor, who previously mined the intensity of hockey (2004’s Miracle) and MMA fighting (2011’s Warrior) to explore the larger dramas of life. But even as it releases in the basketball-saturated month of March, The Way Back should not be construed as a mere “basketball movie.” It’s one of the best movies of 2020 so far, period. Like all the best sports movies—from Friday Night Lights to Hoosiers to Field of Dreams—this one has more on…

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