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HeadlinesHope Amidst COVID-19 through a Simple Shoebox
This year, a global pandemic isn’t stopping families and individuals from packing gift-filled shoeboxes for boys and girls in the far corners of the world through the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Children need deep-rooted hope and great joy, now more than ever. Most...
News and UpdatesUnderstanding the Socialist Worldview
Mark KoscakIn 1921, Antonio Gramsci, a committed Marxist, organized the Italian Communist Party. Like all Marxists, his worldview was anti-God, anti-family, and anti-capitalist. Gramsci learned that western society with its Judeo-Christian foundation, and institutions built on this foundation,…
HeadlinesHow Should We Be Understanding and Addressing the National Racism Crisis?
Ken HamJust a glance at the recent news headlines in America reveals there’s a national crisis continuing to unfold—a racism crisis. How should we as believers respond?Yes, we do recognize there have been terrible injustices committed in the past and shocking racism and prejudice that still…
HeadlinesWhat Do We Do with Critical Theory?: Racism, White Privilege, and Christianity
John Stonestreet and Shane MorrisThe question most central to defining a worldview, other than “Who is God?” and “What does it mean to be human?” is “What’s really wrong with the world?” It’s a tricky question, because there are a lot of things wrong with the world. The question is, what is the…
News and UpdatesPrinciples of Liberty in the Declaration of Independence
Celebrate Independence Day and beyond by utilizing an excellent resource that Renewanation endorses called Principles of Liberty: Ten Biblical Truths Embedded in the Declaration of Independence. This five-session Bible study will help young people learn how the founding documents of America are…
HeadlinesThe Most Important Decision Any Parent Has To Make
Dr. Glen SchultzI have heard many reasons why Christian parents choose to send their children to secular schools. Most of these reasons are logical from a human perspective. However, human reasoning cannot be the basis for how parents educate their children and youth.I received an email from a…
HomeschoolHomeschool Q & A
It is estimated that anywhere from 500,000 to five million new children will be homeschooled this fall. Dr. Josh and Jen Mulvihill extended an invitation to their home for an informal homeschool Q & A. Twenty couples attended a two-hour gathering where they learned five easy steps to homeschool.…
EventsYou’re Going to Need Help this Year!
Attend the Donor Development Boot Camp on October 1-32020 is a year like no other. A lot of Christian organizations are deeply concerned about end of year giving. Never has there been a better time to attend our Donor Development Boot Camp with world-class coach, Zach Clark. Zach will be…
News and UpdatesDeconstructing the United States
Jeff KeatonI recently came across an article by Eric Kaufmann and the graphic he built based on his research. As I read his findings and opinion, I couldn’t help but say, “I told you so.” I don’t like those words, and I rarely use them when I’m right about something that my wife has finally come to…
HeadlinesExamination Day
Dr. Glen SchultzPaul wrote in 2 Corinthians 13:5 these words: "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified."It is important to take some time every now and then and examine and…
HeadlinesFoundational Principles of Biblical Earth Stewardship
E. Calvin BeisnerIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. All creation belongs to Him (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 24:1).Though God reveals Himself in creation, the Bible, and His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, He is distinct from and transcendent over creation (Romans 1:25). Those who deny…
HeadlinesThe United Nations’ Quest to Create a Genderless World
John Stonestreet and Roberto RiveraCreated 75 years ago this October, the United Nations was hailed as “the last, best hope for peace,” a moniker that proved neither true nor possible (though, as I once heard a former Israeli special forces guy put it, “no one ‘monitors’ better”). A recent tweet…