Can America Vote Its Way to National Health? - Part 2
George Otis, Jr

Can America Vote Its Way to National Health? - Part 2

Click here for Part 1. [https://sentinel-blog.ghost.io/can-america-vote-its-way-to-national-health-intro-part-1/] Preface to Part 2 As almost anyone who truly knows me will attest, I am not the sort of person who walks, or

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    George Otis, Jr
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Can America Vote Its Way to National Health? — Intro & Part 1
George Otis, Jr

Can America Vote Its Way to National Health? — Intro & Part 1

A Brief Introduction The question that forms the title of this two-part article may seem odd in light of current events. Yet the question is relevant, if for no other reason than it

  • George Otis, Jr
    George Otis, Jr
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Men of Faith

Men of Faith

George Müller was born September 27, 1805 and lived almost the entire nineteenth century, dying March 10, 1898, at the age of 92. He saw the great awakening of 1859 [an outgrowth of

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Glory in the Harbor

Glory in the Harbor

Dr. J. Edwin Orr, perhaps the greatest revival historian the Church has known, declared the 1857 prayer revival that began in New York City and spread throughout the world the greatest revival in

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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State of the Union

State of the Union

When you receive this, the President’s State of the Union address should have been delivered the night before. I say, “should have,” because at the time I am writing this, Nancy Pelosi,

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Catch the Bug

Catch the Bug

Theodore Cuyler was born in 1822 in the Finger Lakes region of western New York. This is the area in which Charles Finney experienced many outpourings of the Spirit in revival. Although Cuyler

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Resolution Solution

Resolution Solution

If you are struggling to come up with good New Year’s resolutions, here are a few suggestions for your list. Feel assured you will keep them: • I will no longer cause global

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    Larry Lane
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Holy Disruption

Holy Disruption

Donald Trump has been labeled a “disruptor.” Political scientists will tell you that over the course of American history, certain presidents have played this role. Among others were Ronald Reagan and Andrew Jackson.

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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A Solemn Warning

A Solemn Warning

Cal Thomas, the nationally syndicated columnist, in a 2014 article quoted heavily from a book written by British diplomat, Sir John Glubb (1897-1987), entitled, The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival. His

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Can You Feel It? Something is on the Way.

Can You Feel It? Something is on the Way.

The classic, In the Day of Thy Power, is a rich resource of revival wisdom and quotes. Arthur Wallis quotes William Reid, a Methodist pastor and hymnist (p.224). His words ring true

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Heart Preparation for Revival

In every transforming revival, there has always been some one or ones who “prepared the way of the Lord.” This is what is missing in most contemporary discussions about revival. People are summoned

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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The "Awe" of True Revival

The "Awe" of True Revival

In The World Aflame, Rick Joyner recounts the testimony of an eye witness to the 1904 Welsh revival. Mr. Stead, the famous London editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, thought by some to

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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What Do We Mean When We Say Revival?

I have the privilege to share with pastors and Christian leaders from various denominations across the country. If I ask any group if we need revival today, invariably, I will receive a unanimous,

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Teach Me to Pray, Part 6

Teach Me to Pray, Part 6

Mike and I sat in the front of his church, reflecting upon the wonderful moments we have witnessed in our lives when God has used us to touch others deeply. Mike recalled an

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    Larry Lane
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You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

Okay, I will admit . . . I like romantic comedies. So please don’t call them “chick-flicks”! They all have the same plot, I know. Boy meets girl. They are attracted. Something happens to pull

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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It Only Takes a Spark

It Only Takes a Spark

Greetings! “It only takes a spark to get a fire going . . .” If you are old enough, you not only recognize that phrase, you can probably finish the song. The chorus references God’s

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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The House Shook Under the Power of Prayer

The House Shook Under the Power of Prayer

Lord, Teach Me to Pray The group of praying men gathered in an old stone house near the town of Barvis on the isle of Lewis, off the western coast of Scotland. Opposition

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Radical Change for Communities in Crisis

Radical Change for Communities in Crisis

Pine Ridge Lakota Sioux Reservation In SW corner of South Dakota. Estimated population 28,000 to 40,000. Established in 1889 on 2.7 million acres - the 8th largest rez in the

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Teach Me to Pray, Part 5

Teach Me to Pray, Part 5

One major request of the disciples was, “Lord, teach us to pray.” The disciples had an intimate view of the prayer life of their Master. Jesus prayed with them, but, more often, He

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Journey to Transformation - Almolonga

Journey to Transformation - Almolonga

Almolonga, Guatemala [http://www.sentinelgroup.org/transformations.html#t1-trailer]: Population approximately 20,000 .. Before the awakening: * Drunken men lying passed out on the streets, domestic abuse, 36 saloons, and four jails, overflowing with

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Our Story, Our Mission

Our Story, Our Mission

Transforming revival is a God-man partnership. God alone can light the fire of transforming revival, but He only does so in those places and among those people who have prepared their hearts and

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Teach Me to Pray, Part 4

Teach Me to Pray, Part 4

I expected to conclude this series about the journey the Lord was taking me on to teach me to pray with last week’s article. However, I spent a week in Lynch, KY

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Opportunities & Challenges

In the fall of 1999, I fell in love. For years, I had tried to convey to my congregation and other Christian leaders what I had learned from revival history – God can transform

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Teach Me to Pray, Part 3

Teach Me to Pray, Part 3

he Feb. 20, 2018 issue of Christianity Today, contained the article, “Are We Praying Too Casually?” The author, David Thomas, explained that, after reading the account of the Hebridian revival, his heart and

  • Larry Lane
    Larry Lane
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Teach Me to Pray, Part 2

Teach Me to Pray, Part 2

Last week, I introduced you to a new journey I was embarking upon – to learn afresh how to pray. My study of revival history provoked me to learn to pray like those who

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    Larry Lane
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