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EventsBiblical Worldview Conference for Teachers and Administrators: August 3-5
This year’s conference is going to be packed with all new presentations and four new fantastic speakers. We will launch with a Monday night rally with Dr. Everett Piper and conclude on Wednesday afternoon. Your teachers will leave with a new and deeper appreciation for Christian education. In areas…
EventsBiblical Worldview Teen Retreats: March 6-8 and March 13-15
Renewanation is launching our first Biblical Worldview Teen Retreats in 2020. Our first two events are being held at Manderley Christian Camp on March 6-8 and March 13-15. Jeff Keaton and Mike Riddle will be our speakers and will challenge your teens to better understand the basis and validity of…
HeadlinesThese 2 Cases Show Why Trans ‘Rights’ Could Upend the Rights of All
By Nicole RussellThe battle over the rights of “transgender” and “cisgender” people continues to escalate in one of the most influential arenas: our nation’s schools.The Chicago Tribune reported this month that after a four-year battle, a school board in Palatine, Illinois, has granted transgender…
HeadlinesBreakPoint: No Lies Necessary Christianity Is Good for You
By John StonestreetBelief in God is good for you… and not just in the eternal long run. There’s a powerful link between religious devotion and happiness, mental health, and participation in community.Earlier this year, Pew Research found that actively religious people report being happier, on…
HeadlinesHistorical Revisionism: A Biblical Perspective
By Dr. Dan OlingerBack in 1987, two bestselling books changed the way Americans thought about history. Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind and E. D. Hirsch Jr.’s Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know called the country’s attention to the frightening lack of historical…
HeadlinesLife Has No Meaning? 9 in 10 Young People in the UK Believe That
By Ken HamA recent poll in the United Kingdom revealed that 89%—nearly 9 in 10—of young people, aged 16 to 29, “believe that their lives have no meaning or purpose.” This saddening statistic is explained with a corresponding statistic shared in the same article—only 1% of this age group identifies…
News and Updates150,000 Radio Listeners Introduced to Biblical Worldview
Dr. Josh Mulvihill spoke on Faith Radio twice in December, where he had the opportunity to help listeners understand why biblical worldview matters and what it is. On a separate program, he joined a round table discussion to talk about how to transform culture by taking back diversity, morality,…
HeadlinesEthnic Studies’ Latest Ploy to Brainwash Kids
By Betsy McCaugheyAcross the country, leftists are demanding that public schools teach “ethnic studies.” Don’t be fooled by the title. Many of these courses demonize America’s past, label whites as oppressors, and convert students into “social justice organizers.”California Democrats are pushing to…
News and UpdatesTraining Pastors for Family Ministry
A group of twenty pastors from different denominations gathered for a pastor’s lunch on Friday, September 20 in Winona Lake, Indiana. Dr. Josh Mulvihill lead a discussion that trained pastors to design a customizable biblical strategy for family ministry based around four key influences: parents,…
Headlines“Climate Science” Becoming Full Blown Religion with Public Education Hosting the Preachers and Teach
By John Stonestreet & Roberto RiveraTens of thousands of students around the world staged a walk out, leaving their classes to demand action on climate change. Well, some students walked out. Many school districts, including across the state of New York, just gave students the day off to join in…
News and UpdatesEquipping Families at Christ Covenant Church
Dr. Josh Mulvihill was one of the keynote speakers at a family conference at Christ Covenant Church in Winona Lake, Indiana, on Saturday, September 21. Christ Covenant Church is committed to reaching the nations and the generations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Dr. Mulvihill taught on the…
HeadlinesEvolutionary 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…