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HomeschoolFree-Market Education Model from a Christian Perspective
Mark Shepard Schools are closed, and parents are confronted with how best to help their children continue their education at home. Parents are more clearly seeing and evaluating the ideas that are shaping their child’s thinking and worldview. Indeed, every schooling option is a form of discipleship…
Blog ArticlesDuring a Pandemic What a Child Needs Most is Hope in God
Hope is full assurance in a certain future. Right now, it is easy to lose hope because the future appears uncertain, and the outcome of the next few months...
Blog ArticlesHeartbreaking but Hopeful!
by Jeff KeatonLast week we had the heartbreaking task of laying my beautiful 24-year-old niece, Shy, to rest. There is no doubt that it was never in God’s original plan for a family to have to walk through this dark valley. From the moment we received the text that she had been killed in a car…
Blog ArticlesBeliefs Matter
Millions of Americans watched in horror last week as legislators from the state of New York gleefully passed a law allowing full-term babies to be killed through the procedure of abortion. New York is on the wrong side of history but even more than that, they’re on the wrong side of truth and…
Blog ArticlesPractical Discipline and the Grace of the Gospel
by Dave BondesonAssociated Media: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8lx88pw1gqgvixz/Pat%20Quinn%20Summit%202018.mp4?dl=0Discipline is a necessary part of every parenting journey, and Scripture says that God’s discipline is a sign of His love for His children (Heb 12:6). Pat Quinn, during the 2018 Parent’s…
The RenewaNation ReviewHow To Start A Christian School With Limited Funds
By Jeff Keaton - Founder, CEO & President of RenewaNationIn 2002, God placed on my heart a call for the church I was pastoring to start a Christian school. At that time, I was unable to locate someone to lead us through the process in any significant way. However, it was God’s plan, and we…
HeadlinesThe Tragic Consequences of False Ideas
As I write this morning, police are searching for 23-year-old, Casey Lawhorn. Yesterday, he murdered his mom and his good friend. Casey decided to write a long Facebook post to detail why and how he committed these horrific murders.
Blog ArticlesGrowing Healthy Trees - Part 1
There is no question that trees play an important role in God’s plan for mankind. One of the most interesting analogies related to trees in the Scriptures is its use as a metaphor for a person’s life.
Blog ArticlesJust Do It!
2018 is well underway, and there has never been a better time to reach the goals God has placed in your heart. Take a moment to reflect on the dreams and goals that live within you. Now, ask yourself, “What do I need to do in 2018 so that one year from now I can honestly say this was one of the…
Blog ArticlesBringing the Vision to Life
By Jeff Keaton, Founder, CEO & President of RenewanationI recently read the book of Titus in my morning devotions. In Chapter 2:11-14, I read, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live…
Blog ArticlesHow Many Must We Lose?
By Jeff Keaton – Founder, CEO & President of Renewanation Recently, I was meeting with a Renewanation partner in a Roanoke restaurant. A man, woman, and a college-aged young lady sat down in the booth next to us. Because of the volume of their conversation, I couldn’t help but overhear their…
Blog ArticlesIf Only I Could Go Back
Over and over again I have talked with parents and grandparents whose hearts are broken over a child or grandchild who has abandoned the Christian faith. I usually meet these precious folks after I have given a speech on the powerful role education plays in shaping a child’s worldview.