When the Brownsville Florida revival broke out nearly 15 years ago the Internet was barely a glimmer in most people’s eyes. Even then it had some effect on getting the word out about – and critiquing – the happening. Well, lightning has apparently struck twice in Florida – there has been a veritable bit-torrent written about the “Lakeland Outpouring” expressing both unqualified support and what sounds to me like witch-hunting (knocking the guy for getting tattoos? C’mon.) Amid all of this din, I’ve found a handful of pretty insightful pieces on it from across the spectrum. Here they are.
Lakeland, Florida, Barack Obama & Burma: A Call to Respond to The Signs of the Times by Pete Grieg
Rumours of Revival by Billy Kennedy
(Another) Rumours of Revival by David Derbyshire
The Lakeland Outpouring and Todd Bentley By Robert Holmes and Brian Medway in Storm Harvest (Australia)
Leaders Commission Todd Bentley at ‘Lakeland Outpouring’ – from Charisma Magazine
Biblical Reasons To Receive God’s Glory and Give It Away in Power Evangelism by Dr. Gary S. Greig
Chuck Pierce and C. Peter Wagner on Lakeland
Leaving Lakeland in TheOoze: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three
Lifting Jesus High! Bringing Biblical Light to Your Questions about the Lakeland Outpouring & Todd Bentley by Todd Bentley – the Man Himself speaks out!
So what do I think? I wouldn’t venture to say unless I go to Lakeland. I’ll be in Florida this next week, but alas: here rather than here. But I’ll continue to pray that God’s good dreams find hands, feet, and ecosystem to manifest, in as much diversity as God so delights in. Until next time, friends…
Jesus Is Alive !!!
I know there has got to be another blog out there that has covered the Bentley stuff quite a bit………
There’s a good collection of links on http://www.sethbarnes.com/?filename=revival-in-lakeland-fl. Good addendum to the list of links Mike has here.