Hippies Weren’t the Only Ones Saved During the Jesus Movement
The release of the movie Jesus Revolution sparked numerous conversations about the Christian revival that began in California in the early 1970s. Much is said about the conversions of the countless hippies who were known as the Jesus People, Jesus Freaks, and Street Christians. However, there are many other stories of individuals who were not hippies but were also born again during the more than decade-long Jesus Movement. I was not a hippy but became a Jesus Freak before I even knew the term existed.
I grew up in California in the 1970s and lived about an hour’s drive from Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, the epicenter of the Jesus Movement. But, I was a school kid during most of the decade and oblivious to events outside my bubble. I don’t recall the news coverage of the revival, and from my vantage point, the media was more interested in the disco movement than the Jesus Movement.
Practically The Stone Age
Back in the ’70s, we didn’t have a televised twenty-four-hour news cycle. Very few families had cable TV (our family was not one), and there was no internet, social media, or streaming services. (I know. How did we survive?) In the ’70s, we relied on newspapers, radio, and the…
