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Maybe it is time to stop praying for revival...

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Visualize what happens after this picture was taken. The excitement, the smell, the warmth. Now think about what Pastor Johnny did beforehand: FIRST: he cleaned up the fire pit by raking out the old ashes - not all of them, just the big "chunks" that didn't burn up completely and would only get in the way of the new wood. THEN: he asks the bigger kids to bring down some new firewood. NEXT: working together, Pastor and the big kids stack the wood neatly around the center poles. EVENTUALLY: Pastor pours oil onto the new wood (okay he squirts lighter fluid but pouring oil sounds more biblical)...and he waits a little while allowing the oil to be absorbed by the wood. FINALLY!: He strikes a match, making sure he gets a good flame...and then tosses it onto the wood. WOOFFFF: Flames shoot up into the dark of night; flames that can be seen from all over the camp. Flames that give comfort, warmth, and light while holding the potential to completely consume (some marshmal...