The Jesus Revolution: What We Can All Learn From an Old Time Magazine

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Kelsey Grammer (the Frasier star from two classic sitcoms) as Pastor Chuck Smith and Jonathan Roumie (Jesus in The Chosen) are the heart of the powerful Jesus Revolution. Photo by Dan Anderson courtesy of the Jesus Revolution movie.

Jesus Revolution won big love in theaters as Asbury University ignited a Christian revival, while Catholics grow a Eucharistic Revival.

The new film finished third at the box office in its opening weekend, beating out most of the costlier Hollywood films, with Director Brent McCorkle saying the film is genuine “call-back to love.”

McCorkle said he hoped it would inspire Christians nationwide to do more to “reach kids,” offering a loving hand to people who don’t normally come to Church.

“I believe this concurrence of events is no mere coincidence but is a prophetic sign,” Biblical scholar Mary Healy writes, saying God is “giving us a picture of what revival looks like.”

The Jesus Revolution story is rooted in two historic Time Magazine covers: On April 8, 1966, Time ran a controversial cover story asking, “Is God Dead?” Then, just five years later, on June 21, 1971, Time ran a cover headlined, “The Jesus Revolution.”