It’s time for us to press in and open our mouths

People are often more willing to hear about Jesus than we are to tell them!

In recent years there’s been a lot of revival talk, especially in Europe and particularly here in the UK. We’ve seen statistics and reports about an increase in Bible sales, church attendance, professions of faith, baptisms and the like – the veritable “quiet revival”. And, with great excitement the church (perhaps understandably so) picked up on the narrative and it became commonplace to speak of the “quiet revival” in the UK.

Now, call me cynical, call me a wet blanket, or call me dour (perhaps a by-product of enduring three Scottish winters as a South African). But, to me anyway, revival is something quite specific – and so I’ve been only optimistically cautious in using that language.