February 25, 2026

Feb 25
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PASTOR'S PEN

From the desk of Pastor Paul

One of my seminary professors, Dr. J. Edwin Orr, is perhaps the greatest historian of revivals. In 1940 Orr took a group of Wheaton College students to study abroad in England.

One of their stops included the Epworth Rectory. The rectory now serves as a Methodist museum, but it was the home of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Movement. In one of the bedrooms, there are two impressions where it is believed that John Wesley regularly knelt in prayer. As the students were getting back on the bus, Dr. Orr noticed that one student was missing. Going back upstairs, Orr found a young man named Billy Graham kneeling in those kneeholes and praying “Lord do it again.”

Mark Batterson in his book Whisper says, “If we do what they did in the Bible, God will do what He did. He still speaks. He still heals. He still delivers. He still whispers. And there is nothing God wants to do more than to ‘do it again!’”

During the month of March, we will be focusing on the history of revival during Coffee With Grace. While CWG is typically streamed, for this March series we would like to invite a live audience. If you would like to learn more about the history of revival, what revival is and how it has shaped the Church—join us in person or online on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. for Coffee With Grace.