In 1934, Havner went to Charleston, SC to serve as pastor of the First Baptist Church. While serving at Salem Baptist Church, the first of his 38 books was published, By the Still Waters. Havner's first pastorate was at the Salem Baptist Church in Weeksville, North Carolina. He also attended Catawba College, Wake Forest University, and Moody Bible Institute.ĭr. Later, he attended schools such as South Fork Institution, and Boiling Springs High School, which later became Garner-Webb College. His academic experience began at Hog Hill, Jugtown's schoolhouse. Havner maintained a love for the quiet and simple ways of his more rural past. Though his ministry eventually took him to major cities throughout America, Dr. Vance Houston Havner was born October 17, 1901, in the Western North Carolina locality of Jugtown.

“We may have developed a generation incapable of reverence and worship in the presence of the holy God.”Īlthough Havner's words may sting, he points to the solution - genuine revival within the hearts, homes, churches, and nation of born-again believers. True worship of God has been devalued as well. Havner warns that our nation my crumble because marriage is no longer a lifetime contract. He cautions that too often we have despised our birthright and made light of our heritage. Vance Havner's blazing messages touch all aspects of life. In the message that lends its title to the book, Havner states: In these new messages, one of America's most colorful evangelists challenges Christian's commitment to Christ.īoth materially and spiritually, we live in a day of devaluation.

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