Articles for tag: George Whitefield

April 28, 2026

Rick Cherok

A Great Awakening Movie Review Christian Standard

Review: “A Great Awakening”

Sight & Sound Films’ A Great Awakening dramatizes the friendship of George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, framed by the Constitutional Convention. The review calls it inspiring and historically accurate overall, despite some cinematic liberties.

How to Preach with Biblical Authority

I grew up in a small church on the west side of Tulsa, Oklahoma. My mother, who loved to sing,  was part of the church choir. This was during the days when there was a midweek service followed by choir practice. One Wednesday when I was about 10, I was in the sanctuary (there’s a word you don’t hear much anymore) waiting for choir practice to end so we could go home. While I was waiting, the preacher, Delmar Debault, came in and walked over to where I was standing. As he talked to me, he took my face into

Memo to the Blessed

By Jim Tune It”s staggering. We can buy Bible software that contains 2,000 Bible resources. We can read and search blogs of today”s top Christian leaders. We can attend conferences and hear the best speakers, or plug in our earbuds and listen to them preach. We can direct-message great leaders on Twitter. The resources at our fingertips are amazing. Not only that, but we can write and publish whatever we want. A few years ago we could read only those fortunate enough to be published. Now anyone can start a blog, post a video on YouTube, or publish a book.

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