Pastor Dewey Note: I grew up in the same era as Mr. Harrison. I want to say that the fight for civil rights, the Cuban missile crisis, the assassination of JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy affected me so much, even to this day. I lost a good friend, U.S. Marine Roger Carey in the Vietnam War that still stings. All theses experiences are part of me.
As Mr. Harrison states….As many revivals do, the excitement began to wind down. Some who had professed faith now left, cynical of “religion.” Some fell into various traps such as legalism or its counterpart, licentiousness. Others embraced doctrines that lead to spiritual abuse….
The truth, some revivals are like a high school pep rally, all the pom pom waving and excitement fades away after a day or two…..Been there and done that…..sad. I carry that in my heart and soul. I mention revival to Pastors, and many if any, have no interest at all anymore.
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By Nick Harrison, posted November 13, 2024 in Culture, Evangelism
I grew up during the turbulent 1960s and early ‘70s. It was a time of student protests over the Vietnam war, the rise of hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD, the Manson murders and the British invasion that began with the Beatles. If you are of a certain age and didn’t watch John, Paul, George and Ringo on the Ed Sullivan show, your Boomer badge is questionable.
I had been raised in a church, but during my teen years found it increasingly irrelevant to my life. Yet as I went off to college, I knew something was missing from my life. By about my junior year, I began seeking whatever it was that would fill the void I felt. I visited several campus religious groups, but none of what they offered appealed to me. Occasionally a Christian speaker would speak on campus, but I wasn’t yet persuaded.
Finally, at my workplace a Christian young lady shared with me how I could experience spiritual satisfaction by asking Christ into my life. One of the Scriptures she cited was John 1:12, “as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” More Here
