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The RenewaNation ReviewQ & A with Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy
Editor’s note: Chick-fil-A founder and chairman Truett Cathy was the featured speaker at the Renewanation banquet held Nov. 10, 2009, at Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Va. Besides sharing his wit and wisdom with the close to 800 folks who attended the banquet
The RenewaNation ReviewGrandparents and Renewanation
My wife’s love language is gift giving! Combine that with the fact that we have nine children, nine wonderful daughter and sons in law, forty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and you will understand why the holidays make me a bit nervous, and my wife euphoric.
The RenewaNation ReviewMerry Xmas!
Merry X-mas! If you think like I do, you’ve already wondered, “Why in the world did he leave Christ out of Christmas?” I did it just to get your attention. For many years now, a secular minority has been on a mission to eradicate Christ from Christmas.
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 Team Who Believed
The many scents and smells of the holidays are already beginning. Along with them comes the aroma which is always pleasing, and never grows old – the aroma of a grateful heart. The memories which spill over from those who possess it bring smiles to the lips and tugs to the heartstrings.
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.