There is nothing quite like an election year to prove to the American citizenry just how desperately our country needs Jesus.  From assassination attempts on nominees, to abortion on demand at the DNC, to the heated rhetoric of both the Left and the Right, there is no doubt that our country needs reformation and revival.

Even famous avowed atheists, such as Richard Dawkins, are recognizing Christianity’s benefit for the West and lamenting the loss of Christianity’s impact on society.  Joe Rogan, the number-one podcaster in the country, and no defender of Christianity, recently said “We need Jesus,” and that it would be great for everyone if Jesus came back.    

Some are pessimistic about the possibility of revival in America, assuming that it all must go to hell before Jesus can return.  Others are optimistic about the future and trust that the ordinary means of grace (preaching the word and administering the sacraments) ministered by the church cannot help but have a positive impact on our culture and our country.

I confess I am in the more optimistic camp.  I believe that Jesus is Lord and that God is still at work turning “the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers” (Malachi 4:6).  I believe that reformation and revival are possible, but they are not possible in just any old way, but through particular ways.  

What if the practice of infant baptism was actually the key to Christian revival, not only in America but also in the church and in the home? Sounds like a crazy idea, but maybe it’s not.

In this episode of The Parrhedsian Podcast, Peter, Kyle and Nate discuss how a return to the practice of infant baptism may actually be the key to Christian revival, not only in America, but also in the church and in the home.