Is I-35 the Road to Salvation?

Orginally published on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 at 9:01 AM
by Todd Rhoades

For many drivers it's an efficient route to the cabin up north or the Iowa homestead down south, but for a number of Christians across denominations, Interstate 35 is a holy stretch of asphalt leading not to the site of Buddy Holly's last gig, but to divine salvation. Some believe I-35 might be shorthand that links the interstate to Isaiah 35:8 of the Bible: "And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not pass over it, and fools shall not err therein."

While some believe the interstate is literally a road to enlightenment and a detour from sin, others say the link is, at best, a wildly skewed interpretation of scripture and at worst, “ridiculous.”

What proponents of the idea call “The Highway of Holiness” cuts a swath straight through the heartland from Duluth to Laredo, Texas, bisecting the country and kissing the Mexican border. The road’s prominence through the country’s midsection lends more apple-pie credence to the belief.

Worshipers in churches across the United States and abroad prayed nonstop for 35 days from late October to early December as part of the “Light the Highway” movement led by a Texas ministry.

The goal, believers said, was to pray for the overall betterment of the country, forgiveness of personal and collective sins and closeness with God.

“I believe it began a shift in the spiritual realm over the city of Duluth and especially over I-35,” said Shannon Stone, a participant whose husband is pastor of Jesus is Life Ministries in Duluth.

“I think we’ll see a change in the things that are happening ... people’s desire to live more righteously,” she said.

Watch this video… I’d love to hear your response to how this would come across to the average person most churches are saying they’re trying to reach…

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