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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...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/when-sports-conflict-with-sunday-worship/   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: In this article’s final paragraph, the author rightly calls this sports-church conflict an “elephant in the room.” As such, it’s an e...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/for-those-making-pilgrimage-through-spiritual-landscapes/   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 have always loved road trips. Mostly for the view and the scenery. It’s the adventure of discovering different landscapes I love mo...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/how-to-prioritize-your-family/   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/ “Put me on the next flight. My son needs me.” In the middle of the 2008 NBA playoffs, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade received a call no parent wants to get—his 6-...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/in-ministry-beware-of-isolation/   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/ Early on in ministry, one of my pastors sat me down to have a heart-to-heart about entering ministry. In this long conversation, my pastor imparted much of hi...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/healthy-church-messy-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/ Spend more than a few weeks in the heart of a church and you discover that church is messy. I can see it in the face of first-timers, that look of, “Wow, this is...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-does-the-bible-say-about-heaven/   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/ Christians long for our eternal home in heaven. When we look at the scene of the final judgment in Revelation, we notice that the most important consider...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/where-is-the-kingdom-of-god-in-the-old-testament/  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’s Kingdom in the Old Testament Story Eden introduces God’s kingdom as a space where his will is done on earth under his true rule....

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/review-of-joyful-outsiders/   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 Makes This Book Different “So do you want to know why you’re an outsider in this world? It’s not because the world is changing or because of a political agend...