Just as there are ever-increasing troubles in the world, there are ever-increasing signs of revival and another great awakening. Just as great subterranean upsurges of magma break out in various places before a volcanic explosion, revivals will break out as warnings that pressure is building for “the big one.” 

          I previously mentioned the America’s Values Study commissioned by Marc Nuttle. This may be the deepest, most expansive study ever completed on America, and what it revealed was shocking. We expected to find that the American people had turned hard to the Left and were becoming increasingly “woke,” but the opposite was true. Our government and media may have turned hard to the Left, and are trying to convince us that everyone has, but the people have decisively turned back to traditional, conservative values. In fact, their anger with the Leftist, woke policies and philosophies being imposed on them is growing, and a great pushback is coming. 

          Those who saw this data began to forecast a huge “red wave” or “red tsunami” in the recent midterm elections. However, the study also revealed why this was not likely; this huge, growing subterranean movement in America is turning away from “establishment” politics, media, religion, and just about every other form of it. The American people are decisively rejecting the path on which they have been led. This is nearly volcanic. Something new and bold is about to emerge, and it will be good.

          One way this anti-establishment sentiment is growing is in our political parties. Sixty-five percent of the Republican Party do not like their party. Sixty-six percent of the Democratic Party do not like theirs. 

          Though people are turning resolutely back to traditional, biblical values, most do not know that they are traditional or biblical. Nor are they turning to the Republican Party, which claims to stand for these values. Why they are not is another important revelation. The people feel let down by the establishment in nearly every way and are looking for something new, though they do not yet know what that looks like.

          This is both a great opportunity and a great danger. If we do not seize this opportunity for profound change in the right direction, it could turn in a bad direction. Since both major political parties in America are shrinking fast, and few of their respective members trust them, there could be an opportunity to abandon the two-party system. George Washington once warned this could doom our republic. What would be the alternative?

          President Washington counseled that we should be able to debate any issue as Americans, not as political party members. He warned that political parties could corrupt the country and bring us to ruin, which they have nearly done. How would our elections work without political parties? Better!

          We must think outside the box, not just in political terms. Just about everything in society has become calcified by becoming institutionalized. Institutional churches are shrinking for the same reason institutionalized politics are—in many ways, they have become disconnected from reality. That is why we had the biggest church attendance in history the Sunday after 9/11, but this only lasted a few weeks, because few found what they were looking for—God!

          Institutions can play important roles in stabilizing cultures. We can thank them for helping preserve the truths, values, and morals that have been maintained until now. Still, virtually all institutions are inadequate in dealing with the present times. What will take their place? That is the most important question. The only alternative left is the best alternative of all, which we will dive deeper into in the coming Words for the Week.

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