This is my second review for this magazine, Rare Jewel Magazine. This Sept. / Oct. issue is about "The Next Great Awakening . . . can it happen here?". I found this to be a very thought provoking issue, and again another one for the coffee table and for homeschooled children to read and learn about the history of our great nation, the depravity of our nation now, and the hope for the future of our nation if we take a spiritual stand and if people allow God to heal our land.

What is meant by "Great Awakening" in this magazine is a "grand movement of the Holy Spirit - when an outburst of inspired preaching brings forth an overflow of spiritual conviction, personal piety, and social action." Another familiar term along with this is revival.

There are several articles of the history of past "awakenigns." One of the articles, The Great Awakening and the American Revolution, which happened in the 1700's. The author Kirby Anderson states "It indeed ignited a spiritual revival, but also helped unite the colonies and certainly provided the foundations for the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, and the Constitution of the United States."

Also presented in this magazine is the current national crisis and the spiritual conditions needed for another awakening. There is an excellent interview type article with Dr. Rick Scarborough, Founder and President of Vision America. He believes many Christians believe we are in the end times and have washed their hands of trying to do anything. He stands on the verse for a great awakening, in Matthew 24:14 which says "This Gospel shall be preached to every creature. Then shall the end come". As Christians we need to take stands in the government, get invovled, and most of all VOTE.

The main theme of this magazine, of the Great Awakening, is "we look back . . . and go forth." This is a magazine that every Christian family should read, and should be available in churches as well. What a wonderful gift this could also make for your pastor.