Followup to Asbury

I work at and graduated from the seminary across the street from Asbury College, and I went to the ‘revival’ Monday night for a little bit. Students, staff, faculty on both campuses have been praying for revival for years, but haven’t we all?Last friday, (Feb 3) was the 36 year anniversary of the big revival that started in the 70s. But now, this one going on in the same chapel has a different ‘feel’ to it… ( reason why I’m talking about the 70s revival so much is that *everyone* keeps comparing it to that one) In the 70s everything stopped, classes were canceled, the Spirit of God kept people in the chapel. Now however, people feel free to come and go, to go back to class and to go about their daily business… but there’s always a steady stream of people in the chapel.I’ve heard that about 7-8 students have given their lives to Christ… some community people have stopped by that don’t know Christ and have received healing… So, God is doing something.But… I’m a skeptic. I’m afraid for the students and the over-emotionalism of it all. Monday night when I went, there were several calls and spoken words to the people about taking what’s happening in these four walls and taking it out to the streets, and out of the chapel. Time after time, someone stood up and said that.. I was waiting for it to actually happen. I felt ‘revival’ would begin, when they actually all got up to leave.. But, thats just me and my cynism talking.

God seems to be doing something, and as of 7:30 this morning, there’s still stuff going on.

Posted by: jeana | 02/09/2006 at 06:41 AM