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The RenewaNation ReviewPublic Schools Now Open to Religion
One of the most common misconceptions regarding our public school system is that the open teaching of religion is discouraged or even banned. Nothing could be further from the truth! Our public school curriculum is intentionally designed to inculcate religious doctrines in our students’ hearts
The RenewaNation ReviewA Christian Manifesto
If ever we begin to doubt the importance of our children receiving an education based on a Christian worldview, we might want to review the words of Dr. Francis Schaeffer
The RenewaNation ReviewPreparing for the School Year
For Dr. Beth Ackerman, it was logical that she ended up working in the field of education. “It’s the family business,” she explains, noting that she is following in the footsteps of her parents.
The RenewaNation ReviewIsrael’s Patriarchs
While recently thinking on the generational transfer of faith, I was drawn to a study of the early Patriarchs of Israel: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. A study of their lives and faith witnesses strange parallels to our lives as Christians today.
The RenewaNation ReviewThe Love of a Teacher
It was a brand new day, the start of a brand new world, and its uncertainty loomed big to a little, 5-year-old girl. Her emotions seemed to be all rolled up into a combined ball of excitement and anxiety. Into her new plaid uniform she dressed.
The RenewaNation ReviewYour Child’s Spiritual Health
The other day I was talking with the leader of a nationally known Christian organization. In the course of our conversation, he said, “I really appreciate the vision you have of offering children across America a Christian education. You are definitely on the right track of what we need in this…
The RenewaNation ReviewAre Schools Safe?
As parents, one of the biggest concerns we have for our children is their safety. We put locks on the doors of our homes and sometimes fences around our yards to keep dangerous predators out. We put guards on our TVs and computers to protect our children from stuff they should not see and hear
The RenewaNation ReviewThe moral compass: Just where are we headed?
What happens to a generation that grows up without being exposed to a Christian worldview? A look at one of the growing trends among teens — and even younger children — gives us a clue. Sexting is a growing nationwide problem that involves using cell phones to transmit sexually explicit pictures.
The RenewaNation ReviewStaying Neutral – The best one can hope for with the public school system
When it comes to having students represent a Christian worldview in the public school system, the best one can hope for any more is that the school systems will remain neutral, and not discriminate against a student’s free speech protections. Far too often, however, even that isn’t realized.
The RenewaNation ReviewWhy Renewanation?
It wasn’t on a newsflash; it didn’t happen in the past. It is reality – it is our world, here and now. She stood in my kitchen and said: “The teacher asked my daughter, Kristinia, how the earth was created. Kristinia raised her hand and answered, ‘God created earth.’”
The RenewaNation ReviewThe Journey of Faith
By Jeff KeatonThe concept of living by faith in God is a common one among Christians.At the core of cardinal Christian doctrine is the belief that we are saved by faith in Christ alone and that the Christian life consists of trusting God enough to obey Him in our daily lives. We can’t turn the TV…
The RenewaNation ReviewReligious Freedom
By Tom Wilmoth School district, ACLU challenge rights of students, staff Mathew Staver has been defending religious freedom issues for more than two decades, but he’s never had a case quite like the one he’s defending now in Florida. And the ramifications from the case are likely to be significant.