{"product_id":"make-way-for-the-spirit-9780874862836","title":"Make Way for the Spirit","description":"\u003cb blumhardts father and son two witnesses to the power of holy spirit heralds breaking in god kingdom here on earth. almost inseparable today so completely did take up his famous mantle absorb vision.\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut God marches forward in history, \u003c\/b\u003eand whoever stands still is in danger of losing God. Here the son, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, writes as nowhere else about his father, Johann Christoph Blumhardt, clarifying the unity and continuity in their thought, but also his own painful though necessary points of departure. In particular, he takes a critical look at the role of faith healing, exorcism, and spiritual warfare in “The Awakening” that thrust his father into the limelight, as well as his father’s reluctance to step beyond the walls of the Christianity he inherited. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod wants to renew the whole world, \u003c\/b\u003eto pour out his Spirit on humankind again, and around the world Christians are praying for renewal and revival. Are we standing in the way? Blumhardt calls out obstacles or “false crutches” that he believes thwarted the movement of the Spirit in his father’s time and his own, all of which are still with us today: a focus on piety and personal salvation, misconceptions about mission and evangelism, and the institutional church with its human structures, dogmas, and traditions. If the religion of our churches is too small for God, are we ready to step outside and live in accordance with his great future?","brand":"Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42961799938166,"sku":"9780874862836","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_902bfe41-aea2-4d28-8ecc-b95de0e69a79.jpg?v=1767856855","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/make-way-for-the-spirit-9780874862836","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}