Today is Tuesday, February the 14th, 2023.

Welcome to the Daily Article podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, and today's article is written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim

Denison.

The Holy Spirit was tangible in the room.

Chains were broken, confession happened,

and God was praised as holy, holy, holy. This is how one student described what happened

last Wednesday at Asbury University in central Kentucky. This evangelical school of 1,639 students

has been known through the years for a number of great revivals beginning in February 1905.

A revival that began in February 1970, for example, lasted for 144 hours of unbroken worship services.

Some 2,000 witness teams went out from the school to churches

and to 130 college campuses around the nation. A student confession during the close of

chapel in March of 1992 turned into 127 consecutive hours of prayer and praise. A student chapel in February 2006 led to four days of

continuous worship, prayer, and praise. Now, the Holy Spirit seems to be moving in an extraordinary

way again at Asbury. During a call to confession on February 8th, at least 100 people fell to their knees and bowed at the altar.

Since then, the campus has experienced an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that was still continuing yesterday.

People have been giving testimonies, reading scripture, worshiping, and praying.

Students, professors, and local church

leaders have been participating. Students from multiple colleges have been drawn to the Asbury

campus as well. Unlike previous campus revivals, people are watching the current movement

of the spirit through the lens of social media. This has drawn a broader

audience to witness what is now happening in Kentucky. In his thoughtful Atlantic article,

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