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Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/the-life-and-work-of-gregory-palamas-eastern-orthodox-theologian/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Gregory Palamas is a name that frequently appears in the study and reading of the history and doctrine of the Eastern Orthodo...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org:  https://renew.org/who-is-the-beast-in-revelation/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Editor’s Note: There seem to be as many interpretations of the book of Revelation as there are readers. It’s true that we find core Christian truths in Revela...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/5-ways-to-pray-with-your-kids/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ How do our children see God based on the way we pray? Do they picture Him as the almighty Creator of the universe, the Shepherd of their souls, the One who hold...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/just-over-the-horizon/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ When the apostle John was just a small child, he likely made his first pilgrimage to the holy city of Jerusalem with his family. His father Zebedee, his mother Salome,...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/has-worry-replaced-wonder/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Sometimes fear crushes our imagination. Nearly 130 years ago, two young dreamers named Wilbur and Orville Wright ran a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. They came from...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-happens-when-churches-overemphasize-social-justice/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ We believe in the gospel. It is not just “good news”—it is the best news a human being can ever hear. It tells us about the greatest a...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/summary-of-ezekiel/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ The book of Ezekiel is titled after the name of the prophet Ezekiel, son of Buzi who was among the exiles of Babylon. What do we know about this unusual book of prophetic...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/jesus-told-us-to-go-bird-watching/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ If I’m honest, I sometimes feel a little embarrassed going on walks with my parents. Why? Well…my mom and dad…are bird watchers. Mom, Dad, I know that you’r...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-did-jesus-do/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ I was in middle school when I got my first WWJD bracelet. It was a black silicone band with white letters, and I can still remember how it felt on my wrist. I wore it every...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/once-saved-always-saved/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ The idea of “faithful faith” is a distinguishing mark of RENEW.org and historic Restoration Movement theology. Article 5 (Faithful Faith) of  Renew’s Faith Statement...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/build-the-ark/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ One of the first things the Bible teaches us—right there in Genesis—is that God is a God of order. God separates: light from darkness, sea from sky, meaning from murk. God spea...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/communion-training-tools-we-use-at-our-church/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ When I was around twelve, I got swept up into a “Men’s Leadership” class at my suburban Detroit congregation. The class intended to prepare a ne...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/chip-and-joanna-gaines-and-the-quiet-drift-of-the-church/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Chip and Joanna Gaines are a husband-and-wife duo best known for their hit series Fixer Upper, where they combined home renovation wi...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/jesus-and-the-buddha-how-did-they-help-people/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ When people spent time with Jesus, how was he able to help them? When people interacted with the Buddha, in what ways did the interaction benefi...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/wild-at-heart-after-25-years/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ *Editor’s Note: How should Christians view masculinity? As something godly to be cultivated? As something toxic to be suppressed? John Eldredge’s 2001 New York T...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/paul-the-missionary-how-contextualization-influenced-his-mission/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ *Author’s Note: Paul’s encounter with Christ led him to a greater understanding of the faith, and from that encounter, Paul d...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/is-discipleship-the-wrong-paradigm-for-the-church-today/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ *Editor’s Note: Is Jesus-style disciple making the core mission of the church today—or was it meant to be a pre-Pentecost paradigm? Do...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/when-to-teach-your-kids-about-sexuality-and-gender/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ When is the right time to teach kid(s) about sex, sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ+ topics? I wish it were as easy as offering a specific point...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/is-it-a-sin-to-be-a-billionaire/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ In this post, I’m going to do something very unpopular. I’m going to defend billionaires. Kind of. First, a little context. Recently, I’ve seen people—some wh...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-books-are-in-the-apocrypha-a-summary-of-each-book/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ In an earlier  article , we defined the Old Testament Apocrypha as a collection of Jewish books written from the fourth to the first ce...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/perseverance-of-the-saints/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ The most well-known feature of Calvinism is its famous five points, often referred to by Calvinists as “the doctrines of grace” and represented by the acronym TULI...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/christformation-and-embracing-forgiveness/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ What is God up to in our lives? When we look throughout Scripture, we see that, above all, God is restoring his image in us so we can be fruitful me...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/jesus-sends-out-the-seventy-two/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Luke 1...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/where-was-jesus-born/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Where was Jesus born? Let’s journey back over 2,000 years to explore the place where Jesus the Messiah was born. Jesus’ birth is literally the basis of the modern calend...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/paul-the-missionary-how-suffering-propelled-his-mission/   This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ *Author’s Note: Paul’s encounter with Christ led him to a greater understanding of the faith, and from that encounter, Paul developed...