Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott

Lent: Repentance and Refreshing

“Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves…What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit?” Catherine Doherty (1896-1985)   What stands … Continue reading

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The Power behind Revival

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Reverent Revival

May this Lenten season be a season of revival. Let’s make it a season of Bible study.  

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Mini Revival

  It’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the 40-day (+ Sundays) season of repentance and preparation. Think of it as your personal mini-revival.   Psalm 23:3 (AMP) He refreshes and restores my soul (life). (VOICE)) He makes me whole … Continue reading

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Imagining Revival

I work in a high school. I bemoan the students’ attachment to their phones — texting, TikTok, YouTube, and more. I often think the world was a better place without them. On to the Asbury revival: leaders text to keep … Continue reading

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Send Revival

I’ve long been praying for revival in America. I’m excited to read that it’s really happening. I hope to see it happen closer to home.   “Let us return to the basic things of the Word of God and prayer … Continue reading

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Simply Broken

I recently heard a discouraging report about Baltimore schools: only 7% of 3rd through 8th graders can do grade-level math. Last year I read that at one high school, less than 2% of seniors were able to read at grade … Continue reading

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Fair Enough

Consider Christ’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. The landowner hired workers in the early morning, in the middle of the day, and at the last hour.    Matthew 20:9-10 (MEV) When they who were hired about the eleventh … Continue reading

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Never Enough

God is always enough. The other side is never enough.   Proverbs 27:20 (AMP) Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied; Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.   Which side are you … Continue reading

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More Than Enough

God goes beyond “enough.” Ephesians 3:20 (MSG) God can do anything, you know— far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!   Salvation would be more than enough. And yet God goes above … Continue reading

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