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Thoughts on Asbury and Revival

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If you've been living under a rock for the last 3 weeks, you may not know this... but there's a lot of people talking about something that's been happening at a very extended chapel service at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky over the past month.   For those living under said rock, essentially a regular chapel service just didn't stop... for like two weeks.  The service started like any other chapel service, with a message from a member of the faculty , and didn't end.  Students just stayed... continued singing, reading scripture, and confession.  At least this is how I understand.  It has been hyped up as the "Asbury Revival" now, by the likes of folks like Louis Giglio (which is how I first heard about it).  Him and many other influential megachurch pastors have been talking a lot about revival and hyping it up.  Nothing wrong with that, IMO.  I won't lie.  I have been leaning in a little to what's going on.  I spent a little time listening to