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Community Networking That PaysThe RenewaNation Review

Community Networking That Pays

Community Networking is a proven way to connect God’s purpose to local people who can help you impact young lives for Christ. I sat at my desk and began to ponder how my community could truly be a part of my passion and cause.

eschneider2Aug 2, 20133 min
Businessmen Serving Jesus With DistinctionThe RenewaNation Review

Businessmen Serving Jesus With Distinction

Your common sense, intentional influence, and huge investment … is critical to the health of the Church and our nation. Do you remember Joe the Plumber? He became a media sensation when he brought the basic common sense he learned as a businessman into a political debate that seriously needed it.

eschneider2Aug 2, 20133 min
What Is Christian Education?The RenewaNation Review

What Is Christian Education?

Christian education is an essential part of “training up a child in the way he should go,” so that “when he is old, he will not depart from it!” Christian education is rooted in the Great Commission, Christ’s command to His followers to “Go therefore

eschneider2Aug 1, 20132 min
The RenewaNation Review

Falsehood: How Much is Too Much?

Over the years that I have been involved in the effort to provide children with Christian world- view education, I have talked with a lot of parents about whether or not it was a worthwhile investment for them. I have no doubt that most parents care deeply about their child’s education.

eschneider2Jul 24, 20133 min
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
Thirteen Year DoseBlog Articles

Thirteen Year Dose

If we think American schools are religiously neutral, we must think again. Of course, if the public schools were overtly indoctrinating children in Buddhism, or Native American Animism, many parents would hit the ceiling.

eschneider2Jan 17, 20132 min
We Are Raising a Generation of Deluded NarcissistsHeadlines

We Are Raising a Generation of Deluded Narcissists

A new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which has accumulated data for the past 47 years from 9 million young adults, reveals that college students are more likely than ever to call themselves gifted and driven to succeed, even though their test scores and time spent studying are decreasing.

eschneider2Jan 10, 20131 min
Which Faith Will Be Allowed to Mix?Blog Articles

Which Faith Will Be Allowed to Mix?

The realization that Dewey’s “Common Faith” has taken prominence over the former Judeo-Christian consensus during the past eighty years in this country has given rise to no small sense of alarm.

eschneider2Jan 8, 20132 min
America’s Children Held Hostage By Power of IdeasHeadlines

America’s Children Held Hostage By Power of Ideas

What constitutes a good and thorough education? It seems the answer to this question changes based on who is promoting the agenda. For centuries, education in America was built around instruction that centered around a study of scripture and the New England Primer.

eschneider2Jan 8, 20131 min