Jesus Revolution

"Jesus Revolution:

How God Transformed an Unlikely Generation

and How He Can Do It Again Today"

Greg Laurie & Ellen Vaughn

What an intriguing read! I've always loved Greg Laurie's sermons and follow his ministry, it was interesting and inspiring to read more about his life. Jesus Revolution recounts a big portion of Greg's life during the hippie and Jesus movements of the 60s and 70s. I learned so much about this era and the revival that moved through SoCal and expanded to the rest of the country.

As a Millennial who did not have the blessing of witnessing this amazing revival, I guess I always felt disconnected from earlier periods in history because I thought today the world is worse than it has ever been, and in part it is, but I also learned that many current problems youth struggle with are not new and the prevailing philosophies of the 60s are still prevalent today.

I learned to appreciate and understand the hippies better, specifically the hippies who got saved and went on to become ministers like Greg himself. I also appreciate ministers like Chuck Smith, who embraced, welcomed and loved these kids without prejudice. They allowed God to take full control and they reaped the greatest revival in the last half of the 20th century. It goes to show what God can do when Christians live in complete surrender.

One thing I really loved about the hippies of the time, was their acceptance of everyone and their love and unity that translated into a genuine unconditional love once they were saved. Stories as this one give me renewed hope, that the LORD can do today what he did 50 years ago. That there is always hope for the current generation and that the times can never be too evil that God cannot bring a new revival. God can use anyone and everyone, in this case, he used the youth, which everyone thought were completely lost and rebellious to bring about one of the biggest revivals in history. And He can surely do it again today.

Jesus Revolution was simply an amazing book that met its goal because it connected deeply with this young Christian. This book is very relatable to Millenials and Generation Z. And may I add, the cover is so cool! I highly, highly recommend!

I received a copy of this book from Baker in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

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