Reading Time: 8 minutes
What is happening at Asbury University? Is it revival? An awakening? An outpouring of the Spirit? I wanted to see for myself what others have been describing, but, more than that, to experience what God was doing, and, more than that, to be in a place where God’s presence and power and purposes were being displayed. . . .
Reading Time: 9 minutes
“Brief word pictures [by evangelist J. Vincent Coombs] of a few of the men [John T. Johnson, ‘Raccoon’ John Smith, J. M. Canfield, L. C. Warren] who have typified the character of our evangelism at various stages of the history of the Restoration Movement. May every preacher be an evangelist.”
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My wife and I made the hourlong drive to Asbury University to witness the continuing revival taking place there. I was still an anxious skeptic as we entered the chapel service; I hoped we hadn’t wasted our time. . . .
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A memorial service for Dwight Good, 86, is set for 2 p.m. March 4 in Branson, Mo. Dwight, together with his twin brother, Dwayne, comprised the Good Twins singing duo; they performed together for more than 60 years. . . . Also briefs about the OCC’s Preaching-Teaching Convention, a new book by Will Thomas, and more.
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Christian agencies have mobilized to try to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, but an urgent need exists for financial contributions so that more people can be helped sooner. Team Expansion and IDES both shared some of the ways their ministries are helping that region’s earthquake victims.
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There was only so much pickleball Tom Jones could play in retirement. The longtime executive director of Stadia Church Planting recently was hired by NewThing—a church-planting organization founded by Jones’s longtime friend Dave Ferguson—to serve as the group’s director of development.
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“Metropolis” magazine details the unique challenges Columbus, Ind., faces in helping preserve and save two architecturally significant church buildings that help define the city’s commitment to the Modern architectural style. Both church buildings—First Christian Church and North Christian Church—are connected with the Restoration Movement. Also we report on Dwight Good’s passing (one half of the Good Twins singing duo), and more.
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Mid-Atlantic Christian University and Rwanda Challenge began partnering to help educate pastors in Rwanda after a law was passed requiring that pastors there have an associate degree in Bible or theology.
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Spiritual disciplines, by themselves, do not bring about the spiritual transformation God seeks in our hearts.