After being part of the traditional American church model for over 40 years, we got moved by COVID into the backyard with our neighbors. While new people continued to show […]
What Does It Mean to Be Baptized? Clear Forgiveness What does it mean to be baptized? Baptism is described as the normative point where faith connects with God’s grace and […]
We at RENEW.org believe in the renewal and restoration of a focus on Jesus Christ, his kingdom, and the pure teaching of the New Testament for the life and practices […]
We at RENEW.org believe in the renewal and restoration of a focus on Jesus Christ, his kingdom, and the pure teaching of the New Testament for the life and practices […]
One of the most common laments I hear is, “I feel spiritually dry” or “I’m going through a spiritual drought” or “I feel far from God.” Before we jump into […]
Two things can be true at the same time. Our world is becoming increasingly single. People used to get married at 22; now they wed at 28. Adults are twice […]
Confess Jesus: What It Means to Boldly Declare Him as Lord Declaring Jesus as Lord means pledging loyalty to him as King and rejecting every rival claim to rule your […]
Time is truly a limited resource. It is something we lose and don’t gain back. And as something numbered from the start to the end, time could be the most […]
Repentance: What It Means to Truly Turn to Jesus Genuine repentance shows up as a change in heart and behavior, not just an apology without follow-through. Paul’s dramatic turnaround and […]
The first blood transfusions instantly impacted donors and recipients. Instead of being stored in blood banks as done now, donors and recipients then lay side-by-side as blood flowed from the […]
We live in an age of unprecedented information. According to some technology websites, over 400 terabytes of new information are created every single day.[1] But while the amount of information […]
Faith in Jesus: What It Means to Truly Believe and Follow In John’s Gospel, “belief” is an action word, showing that real faith includes an outward response. Trusting Jesus means […]
Ryan Burge is a unique person. He’s a political scientist by training. For about seventeen years, he was also the preacher for a small church in Illinois. When that church […]
New Birth and the Restoration of Our Relationship With God New Birth is necessary because sin disrupted humanity’s relationship with God, beginning with Adam and Eve’s choice to do life […]
Isn’t it just wonderful when a church behaves like a family? Depends. Are we talking family like the family portrait mounted above the fireplace—matching outfits, practiced smiles, hair in place? […]
Like most of my social media feed, I was glued to Netflix this week as I watched the 3-part docuseries The Death of A Pastor’s Wife. But I just couldn’t […]
