Walking the Sawdust Trail Revival, Memory, and the Mystery of Grace

HERE'S THE SONG GO LISTEN, COME BACK HERE, THEN GO LISTEN AGAIN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3C0flrdWAA&list=RDA3C0flrdWAA&start_radio=1

Step into the tent and walk The Sawdust Trail—a revival ground where faith, memory, and mystery collide. In this Theology in Three Chords episode, Pastor Jim explores Tom Skinner’s song Sawdust Trail as more than music: it’s the namesake of this podcast and a living witness to revival culture. From pine-shaving aisles and kerosene lanterns to bologna sandwiches and Bibles for sale, this story reveals why the sawdust trail mattered to small-town America—and why it still matters today. Was it church? Was it carnival? Was it spectacle? Yes. And somehow, in the mess of smoke and song, the Spirit showed up.

Listeners will hear scripture woven with song lyrics, cultural memory, and Red Dirt gospel theology, finding echoes of Hebrews 11, John 3, and Acts 3 in the grit of revival life. This episode dives deep into themes of grace, mystery, and the unexplainable moments that linger long after the tent folds up.

Whether you’re a seeker, skeptic, saint, or backslider, join us as we walk the trail together—dusty, holy, human, and haunted by God’s Spirit.

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