The One-Eyed Preacher Who Saw What Others Couldn't
In April 1906, a one-eyed son of former slaves named William Seymour stood in a converted stable on Azusa Street in Los Angeles and began...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Joel 2:28-29.
In April 1906, a one-eyed son of former slaves named William Seymour stood in a converted stable on Azusa Street in Los Angeles and began to preach. He had no seminary degree. He had no denominational backing. He had been barred from sitting with white students at Charles Parham's Bible school in Houston and forced to listen through a cracked door.…
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