When I write of a “revival” meetings (see past blogs), I am communicating on a subject matter that is, to most blog readers, void of context. What actually took place at a “new measures” meeting? Is it illegitimate to have… Read More
The Proof is in the Pudding.
Just because people questioned Finney does not mean that Finney was not used of God to affect the lives of many people. This was never an issue with the older ministers of the time. For example, it was written: “There… Read More
“I Am OZ!”
When I watch the Wizard of Oz with my kids, I am always reminded of the power of belief. The climactic scene with Scarecrow, Tin-man, Lion and Dorothy standing before the “Great and Powerful OZ” shows the power of belief… Read More
The Role of Emotion in Revival
As we have examined the activities of revivalism, we soon find ourselves running into questions regarding emotions. When are emotions a natural by-product of Biblical conversion and when are they contrived-a by- product of a man-centered will? Let me be… Read More
When Silence is Taken for Unity
By the end of 1827, the controversy of the “new measures” in revival seems to have come to an end…of sorts. By 1827 the influence of Charles Finney had grown to capture the ear of the churches in Philadelphia (America’s… Read More
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