Posts by Kerry Skinner
A Decade of Revival—1900-1910
Author: J. Edwin Orr Summary: Kerry L. Skinner The Timing of the Movement Why did it occur when it occured? Within ten years, the awful slaughter of World War I had started, and a gentler way of life passed into the twilight of history. Arnold Toynbee, reminiscing, recalled the trauma of the time, when half…
Read MoreDiscovering an Evangelical Heritage
Author: Donald Dayton Review Summary: Kerry L. Skinner Prologue: *This book is a product of the author’s struggle to reconcile the seemingly irreconcilable heritage in his own experience: the Evangelical heritage in which he was reared and values bequeathed him by the student movements of the 1960’s. Though the author writes through his own struggles,…
Read MoreJ. Edwin Orr, Notes on the Beginnings of the Mid-Twentieth Century Awakening
(London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1952), pp. 160-211 Reviewed by: Kerry L. Skinner The Movement Among Ministers Two hundred years ago, the labors of the Irish evangelists William and Gilbert Tennent gave rise to a great revival in American Presbyterianism, out of which issued Princeton. Gesswein brought in Dr. J. Edwin Orr as the principal…
Read MoreCampus Aflame: A History of Evangelical Awakenings in Collegiate Communities
Author: J. Edwin Orr Reviewed by: Kerry L. Skinner The Evangelical Heritage This book deals with evangelical Christianity, not Roman Catholic or others such groups. Some today consider the Christian college, with students numbered in the thousands, an unwelcome remnant of the past. It is wise to recall that in the United States, as in…
Read MoreEight Keys to Biblical Revival
Author: Lewis Drummond Reviewed by: Kerry L. Skinner Introduction and Prologue: As 1860 was ushered in, the Fortune, Garrick, and Sadler Wells theaters of London opened their door for Sunday evangelistic services. During the revival one million new members entered the ranks of the British churches. But the question still surfaces: What actually takes place,…
Read MoreSermons of the Rev. Samuel Davies
Vol. 1; Soli Deo Gloria publisher, 1993 Report by Devin Bell Reason for publication: First printed in 1770 the sermons of Samuel Davies were received well, and rightfully deserved a widespread reading. As Thomas Gibbons the original publisher wrote; “I most sincerely wish that young ministers more especially would peruse these volumes with the deepest…
Read MoreHero for Humanity: A Biography of William Wilberforce
Belmonte, Kevin (Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 2002) A Synopsis by Harris Campbell Chapter 1. Foundations William was born on August 24, 1759, in the English port city of Hull. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Alderman (William) Wilberforce, who had built great wealth in the Baltic trade and had inherited considerable properties from his…
Read MoreFive Steps in the Process of Repentance
Step One in the Process of Repentance: “God, I am wrong.” Detailed Explanation and Scriptures Found in Chapter 3 of The Joy of Repentance (pp. 55-70) Step Two in the Process of Repentance: “God, I am sorry for my sin.” Detailed Explanation and Scriptures Found in Chapter 4 of The Joy of Repentance (pp. 71-96)…
Read MoreInnerChange Freedom Initiative
Henry Brandt and Kerry L. Skinner White Paper “Repentance is replete with radical implications for a fundamental change of mind not only turns us from the sinful past, but transforms our life plan, values, ethics, and actions as we begin to see the world through God’s eyes rather than ours. That kind of transformation requires…
Read MoreReclaiming the Spiritual Heritage of Connecticut
Following a Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage Tour, in October of 2007, one of the participants, Wesley Rowe, publisher of the Torrington (Connecticut) Register Citizen, requested this writer to submit a series of spiritual heritage articles for his newspaper. The articles would run for seven consecutive Sundays, beginning November 5, 2006. Each article would be featured…
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