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Are We Leaving Our Children by the Side of the Secular Road?The RenewaNation Review

Are We Leaving Our Children by the Side of the Secular Road?

Prior to becoming a lawyer, I practiced professional nursing in a trauma center. I had the privilege of providing emergency medical care to patients of all ages suffering from injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds, accidents, and the intentional infliction of physical and…

eschneider2Jul 23, 20136 min
Pastors, Is Education On Your Radar?The RenewaNation Review

Pastors, Is Education On Your Radar?

In a child’s life, there are three primary shaping influences: home, church, and school. Parents and pastors have often been guilty of minimizing the impact of the home and ignoring the life-altering power of education while placing all their discipleship eggs in church programs that impact

eschneider2Jul 19, 20132 min
Our Vision For ChurchesThe RenewaNation Review

Our Vision For Churches

If Christian worldview education is going to become accessible to millions of new children, churches will need to catch a fresh glimpse of the power of instilling a Christian worldview in the hearts and minds of children.

eschneider2Jul 16, 20135 min
When Less Becomes MoreThe RenewaNation Review

When Less Becomes More

And Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny.

eschneider2Jul 12, 20135 min
Uniting the Church, Family, and SchoolThe RenewaNation Review

Uniting the Church, Family, and School

Dr. Glenn Schultz makes a great point in his book, “Kingdom Education” concerning what it takes to successfully raise a child who will know, love and serve Jesus.

eschneider2Nov 10, 20127 min
American Business and the Christian WorldviewThe RenewaNation Review

American Business and the Christian Worldview

Why is America great? We might answer this question in any number of ways. America is a land of law and freedom; America was founded on Christian principles; America is the land of opportunity; or simply, America is blessed of God.

eschneider2Aug 30, 20124 min
Academics and a Christian WorldviewThe RenewaNation Review

Academics and a Christian Worldview

“What fellowship has light with darkness?” Paul asked the Corinthians this when it came to the issue of being married to an unbeliever (2 Cor. 6:14). Many Christians apply this same idea to the relationship between a Christian worldview and the life of learning.

eschneider2Aug 30, 20125 min
Parents, Wake Up!The RenewaNation Review

Parents, Wake Up!

“Are Christian kids in non-Christian environments evangelizing the lost or are the lost evangelizing our kids?” As Renewanation takes the message of Christian worldview education to our nation and the world, one of our primary goals is to help parents understand the power

eschneider2Aug 30, 20126 min
What’s the Big Deal About Legislation?The RenewaNation Review

What’s the Big Deal About Legislation?

Did your mom ever tell you, “There are two things you should never talk about in public: religion and politics?” To be honest, my mom never did—and I’m glad! Religion and politics are probably two things everyone should talk about. Like it or not, they affect us all.

eschneider2Aug 27, 20126 min
Who is Evangelizing Your Child?The RenewaNation Review

Who is Evangelizing Your Child?

You might be surprised to hear that every school in America today is teaching religion. I know, we’ve been told that the separation of church and state does not allow for the teaching of religion in government schools but religion is being taught in an aggressive fashion, every single day.

eschneider2Jan 9, 20124 min
Fueling the Flame of a Biblical WorldviewThe RenewaNation Review

Fueling the Flame of a Biblical Worldview

“More than anything a skeptic needs to see that there is a thinking community of people who are not developing their beliefs around what they don’t know, but that they are developing their beliefs around what they can reasonably and intelligently know.”

eschneider2Jan 9, 20127 min
Teaching the Christian WorldviewThe RenewaNation Review

Teaching the Christian Worldview

How does a school give a Christian worldview to every student? Fundamental to this endeavor is good teaching that presents a clear, Christian perspective.

eschneider2Jan 9, 20126 min