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Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/is-it-possible-to-vent-without-gossiping/   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 all need someone to talk to. And if we don’t talk about the things that bother us, we often internalize our angst in ways that can become debilita...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/which-definition-of-love-do-you-use/   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/ Even if you don’t necessarily love New York, the odds are good that you or someone you know has one of those “I Love New York” mugs. If you don’t know wha...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/carry-each-others-burdens/   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/ “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2, NIV) We are living in the most connected age in history. The light...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-your-kids-really-want/   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/ Each month, at our church, we ask the students in our Student Ministry one question about their relationship with their parents or their family as a whole, hoping...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/the-reason-we-became-foster-parents/   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/ There are 27 kids on my family picture wall. My wife Grace gave birth to 1 son. A judge gave us legal custody of another. A foreign exchange program gave...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/no-laughing-matters-why-we-ought-to-laugh/   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/ Hopefully we can agree that we’re anxious, worried, and preoccupied with worst-case scenarios that are unlikely to materialize. We are told we are i...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/when-a-worldview-leads-to-crisis/   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/ It’s a beautiful grace that worldviews can change! The one you hold now is probably somewhat different from the one you held at an earlier stage in life. Eac...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/four-rules-for-christian-friendship/   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 know integrity when we’re around it, but what does the word “integrity” actually mean? It’s got the same root word as the one found in “integrate,” “in...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/6-reasons-to-get-humble/   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’s so great about humility? Surely, there are virtues which are more fun to get. So, what makes humility worth cultivating? Here are a few reasons to get humble:...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/a-place-to-belong-church-as-the-catalyst-for-true-religion/   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 2013, The New York Times ran an article about a former Methodist minister looking for a fulfilling life after giving up her fait...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/the-scoop-on-happiness-in-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/ I believe summer nights should end with ice cream. And I don’t just mean frozen desserts; I mean ice cream. Frozen custard counts. Same for gelato. In a tigh...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-does-the-bible-say-about-loneliness/   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/ Before the pandemic, I think it’s safe to assume many people would not have thought of loneliness as a big issue. Maybe it was an unfortunate inconve...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/we-worship-the-god-of-normal-things/   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 my son, Andrew, was 5 years old, my wife and I read The Message for Kids from cover to cover with him. It’s a fantastic children’s Bible, and we all...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/bob-russell-on-being-a-disciple-making-grandparent/   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/ At our 2025 RENEW.org National Gathering in Indianapolis, longtime minister Bob Russell spoke on the joy and importance of being a disciple...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/10-reasons-i-go-to-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/ I’ve heard it said, “We aren’t called to go to church. We are called to be the church.” Halfway true. Here’s the problem with that statement. Being and going streng...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/can-a-growing-church-still-feel-like-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/ In 2012, I had back surgery that left me sidelined for months. I secretly looked forward to the rest—books to read, movies to watch, naps to take....

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-is-biblical-manhood-part-2/   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: We live in an era of confusion and hurt when it comes to the question of what it means to be a real man. Should we see manhood as a fluid socia...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-is-biblical-manhood/   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: We live in an era of confusion and hurt when it comes to the question of what it means to be a real man. Should we see manhood as a fluid social const...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/our-summer-sun-and-winter-fire/   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/ Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter are seasons that we walk through, both literally and figuratively. The most evident seasons are winter and summer. The summer...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/household-gods-on-our-tendency-to-worship-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/ Have you noticed that parents have been acting a bit crazy? The parents getting ejected at youth baseball games for harassing the umpires; Th...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/theology-has-consequences/   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/ Theology has consequences. What we believe about Jesus will always show up in how we live. Our theology shapes our anxiety, our purpose, our priorities, our relatio...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/jesus-in-hebrews-3-and-in-islam/   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/ Jesus Christ is one of the most talked-about—and argued over—figures in all of religious history. Both Christianity and Islam respect Him, but they tell very...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/peter-on-the-hot-seat/   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 you ever find yourself in Rome, wander about a half mile northeast from the Colosseum along the Via De Fori Imperiali, and you will find yourself about a stone’s thr...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/the-sovereignty-of-god/   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 best way to frame up our discussion of God’s sovereignty is to ask this question: Are there things that happen in the world that are contrary to the will of God? M...

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/3-ways-to-support-a-missionary-well/   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/ “Hey, we’re supporting a missionary. How can we help? What are ways that we could support you?” I love that over the 18 years I’ve been living cross-cultu...