Tag Archives: Repentance
Confession of Sin–Towards Mutuality in Missions
In my studies of the Shantung Revival, I am struck by the level of unity between the Southern Baptist missionaries of the North China Mission and the Chinese nationals and their churches. What led to this unity lay in a … Continue reading
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Being Filled with the Spirit in China — A Testimony of a Missionary Housewife
Letter from Ola Lane Culpepper to Dr. C.E. Maddry, November 20, 1933, Hwanghsien, Shantung, China Background: This letter was written in response to a resolution, on recommendation by the Far East Committee, of the Foreign Mission Board on Oct 11, … Continue reading
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Is it “Us” vs. “Them”?
People appeal to Paul’s Epistle to the Romans for a number of reasons, especially the first chapter! In chapter one the reader finds Paul’s oft quoted statement about the Power of the Gospel (Rom 1:16); as well as the Protestant … Continue reading
A Gentle Wind of God: The Influence of the East Africa Revival
Richard K. MacMaster and Donald R. Jacobs masterfully recount the genesis and on-going life of the East Africa Revival in “A Gentle Wind of God: The Influence of the East Africa Revival” (Find on Amazon). The significance of this revival … Continue reading
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God is Bigger than Race!!!
Jena, LA, is going from this…. to this… What the national media is not covering demonstrates our nations lust for disunity and discord. Ironically, the one thing that people marched for “unity” and “justice” is being fulfilled in Jena, … Continue reading
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Jena Revival Continues
Baptist Press just released this article today–”This Time Around, Jena is Making Spiritual Headlines.” Who knows if the national media will return to Jena, LA. But God has been working there even through the toughest times. The article reports that … Continue reading
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Race and Revival–Revisiting Jena
I was looking at the RSS feed from Baptist Press and came across the article “Jena Revival Heads into Week 4“. Immediately I was intrigued. You probably remember, I hope, the racial tension budding from Jena across the nation back … Continue reading
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Defining Terms: Revival and the Revivals of Korea
Primary to any discussion on revival, one must define what the term means, how it is used and what it refers to. In other words, is the way that scholars have used the term commensurate with its use in the … Continue reading
Filed under History of Missions, Korea, Missionary Methods, Revival
How quickly a dog returns to its vomit!
I find a tendency in my own heart to return to my sinful habits. Just the other day, I admitted my own addiction to myself. See that post here. The danger with any moment of confession is becoming satisfied with … Continue reading
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the Radical Reformission–Part 6.2: Chapter 4
Chapter 4, Continued… (See Part 6.1 here) The first 3/4 of Mark Driscolls chapter dealt with the relationship of gospel to the culture. The final 1/4 investigates the relationship between culture and sin. He distinguishes “Sins” from “sins”. ”Sins” he … Continue reading
