Are You Still Dead?

Are You Still Dead?

In early August 1801 as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people gathered at Cane Ridge Meeting House in Bourbon County, Kentucky, for a revival that became the defining event of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Western Great Revival period.((Source:...
From Empty Seat to Open Heart

From Empty Seat to Open Heart

He was the last one to board the flight to Chicago. He walked past me, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought, no one has the seat beside me…more room. Then, there he was, standing in the aisle and pointing to the seat beside me. He said, “I have that seat. I...

A Camp Meeting History: Cherry Run

By Lane Loman, FAS Speaker Cherry Run Camp Meeting Tabernacle “The Great Awakening” was having an impact on the eastern part of the United States as was the Civil War. The year was 1862! On the Eli McCall farm, near Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, Cherry Run Camp Meeting...

The Bottle of Water

By Lane Loman, FAS SpeakerThe mail was late! It usually is when our regular carrier does not deliver the mail. The doorbell rang, and I saw a young man dressed in standard United Postal Service garb standing at the door. I opened the door and greeted him. Holding the...

Camp Meeting: Virtual Style

By Lane Loman, FAS Speaker Camp Sychar Celebrated 150 Years! Camp meetings are an integral part of my spiritual DNA. Summers were spent traveling with my father and Mother to camp meetings. If asked by friends where we went on vacation, my response would always be,...