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Evolutionary Mysticism and the End of ScienceHeadlines

Evolutionary Mysticism and the End of Science

By Dr. Jake HebertEvolutionary secularists often fancy themselves as hard-nosed empiricists who are immune to the allures of “magical” thinking. However, as the inadequacies of materialistic naturalism become more and more obvious, we shouldn’t be surprised to see them embracing mystical ideas.Read…

Brian MashburnOct 8, 20191 min
Christian School Revitalization in Action at Crossroads Christian AcademyNews and Updates

Christian School Revitalization in Action at Crossroads Christian Academy

On October 1-2, Dr. Sonny (Doc) Sherrill and Ron Gordon conducted a Christian school revitalization assessment at Crossroads Christian Academy (CCA) in Circleville, Ohio. A ministry of Crossroads Church, CCA was launched in 2005 and currently enrolls approximately 45 students from kindergarten…

Brian MashburnOct 8, 20191 min
Top Leaders: Parents Must Get Children Out of Public SchoolHeadlines

Top Leaders: Parents Must Get Children Out of Public School

From The American Renewal ProjectCiting indoctrination and sexualization of children in government schools, along with other concerns, a number of top conservative and Christian voices across America have urged parents to remove their kids from public schools in recent days.Read More

Brian MashburnOct 8, 20191 min
Preaching at Westwood Community ChurchNews and Updates

Preaching at Westwood Community Church

Dr. Josh Mulvihill had the privilege of preaching at both weekend services at Westwood Community Church in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Sunday, September 8. The congregation of Westwood Church is making a significant effort to reach and disciple the next generation and was hungry for the Word of God, a…

Brian MashburnOct 8, 20191 min
Understanding the ChaosNews and Updates

Understanding the Chaos

By Jeff KeatonWe live in a chaotic world. It’s hard to make sense of much of what is happening. Every day another outlandish and unbiblical idea is embraced and celebrated by leaders in our world. Sometimes it can seem absolutely overwhelming. However, we must not get swallowed up in the absurdity,…

Brian MashburnOct 8, 20191 min
Five Signs Your Church Might Be Heading Toward Progressive ChristianityHeadlines

Five Signs Your Church Might Be Heading Toward Progressive Christianity

by Alisa ChildersSeveral years ago, my husband and I began attending a local evangelical, nondenominational church. We cherished the sense of community we found among the loving and authentic people we met there, and the intelligent, “outside the box” pastor who led our flock with thought-provoking…

Brian MashburnSep 10, 20191 min
BreakPoint: How Unthinkable Became UnquestionableHeadlines

BreakPoint: How Unthinkable Became Unquestionable

New Study on the Collapse of Moral ConsensusJohn Stonestreet & Roberto RiveraAnyone else dizzy by how quickly some things went from being unthinkable to unquestionable? Just in the last few years? Although the most recent demands of the Sexual Revolution are more radical than ever, people seem to…

Brian MashburnSep 10, 20191 min
Scholarship Tax Credit Program SeminarNews and Updates

Scholarship Tax Credit Program Seminar

Renewanation was privileged to partner with The Light Academy in Palmyra, Virginia on August 29 to present an informational seminar on the many benefits that the Virginia Educational Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit Program offers. Headmaster Joyce Parr recognized the wonderful opportunity the…

Brian MashburnSep 10, 20191 min
Truth for Our Children ConferenceNews and Updates

Truth for Our Children Conference

We recently had the honor to be a part of the “Truth for Our Children Conference” in Louisiana. Politicians, pastors, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens were all in the same room as Chuck Robb, our Director of Ministry Partnerships, shared about the mission of Renewanation. The purpose of…

Brian MashburnSep 10, 20191 min
Tried and True!News and Updates

Tried and True!

By Jeff KeatonI started pastoring over 26 years ago. Even though I still feel very young, I’ve been around long enough to see the cycle of life take its course in many families. Lately, I have been coming across young men and women who were just little children or even unborn when I started…

Brian MashburnSep 10, 20192 min
Read and Weep!Headlines

Read and Weep!

by Joy PullmannThis year’s back to school catalog for grades three to six from Scholastic, a children’s publishing giant, features books selected through a partnership with the identity politics pressure group We Need Diverse Books. The results are about what you might imagine. Read more at…

Brian MashburnAug 27, 20191 min
Heartbreaking but Hopeful!Blog Articles

Heartbreaking 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…

Brian MashburnAug 27, 20192 min