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 A daily rhythm of biblical renewal. The RENEW.org team brings you the audio editions of our articles — because renewal starts with what we think, believe, and practice every day.

  1. 7 hr ago

    Bless Your People | Jim Frech

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/bless-your-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/ If you sneeze and someone is nearby to hear you, you’ll likely hear them say, “Bless you!” According to grammarist.com, Gesundheit is an interjection used to wish good health to someone who has just sneezed. It comes from the German language, where it means, literally, “Health!” In German it is used as the equivalent of the English, “God bless you” or “bless you.” In my experience, that’s about the only time I ever hear anyone intentionally blessing another. We talk a lot about God’s blessing. We bless others by our service and acts of charity. But the art of blessing others with touch and words is all but dead. Most people have never known the consistent presence of someone speaking blessing over them. The need for blessing is real, but we don’t know what we’ve been missing until we experience it. This happened for me when I was about 21 years old. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get the RENEW.org App -- https://renew.org/app-download/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW

  2. 3 days ago

    Why Forgiveness Is Important: What Happens When We Do & Don’t | Daniel McCoy & Andrew Jit

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/why-forgiveness-is-important/  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/ Since forgiveness isn’t usually easy, it’s worth pausing to ask why forgiveness is important. To help us think through the importance of forgiveness, here is what happens when we don’t forgive and when we do. If I don’t cultivate the rhythm of forgiveness . . . The Bible starts with God creating a beautiful world and saying that it’s very good. For a book that starts out happy, it gets dark quickly. By chapter three, the humans have decided to rebel against God and choose for themselves what’s right and wrong. By chapter four, a young man named Cain gets jealous of his brother, Abel, because God prefers Abel’s sacrifice—and so he takes his brother out in a field and murders him. We’re not even to the end of chapter four before a man named Lamech is boasting to his wives of killing two men for injuring him. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get the RENEW.org App -- https://renew.org/app-download/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW

  3. 4 days ago

    Why Do Christians Gather on Sunday? | Bobby Harrington

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/why-do-christians-worship-on-sunday/  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 is important to note that in Scripture there is a regularity by which Christians came together to be an assembly or gathering. The book of Acts tells us that Christians were devoted to these gatherings: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.” (Acts 2:42-44, NIV) Again, Scripture also tells us that they would meet publicly and from house to house. “You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.” (Acts 20:20, NIV) Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get the RENEW.org App -- https://renew.org/app-download/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW

  4. 5 days ago

    You Might Have a Problem That a Therapist Can’t Fix | Chad Ragsdale

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/you-might-have-a-problem-that-a-therapist-cant-fix/  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 I dive in, a mundane confession of my own uselessness. I think it is good for the soul to regularly be in situations where you are reminded of your own inadequacy and the adequacy of others. I’m a college administrator and professor. I have a terminal degree. This makes me useful for certain tasks and absolutely useless in others. I’m always reminded of this when I gather with friends who are discussing repairs they’ve done to their vehicles or renovations they’ve done to their homes. “You did that?! Like, by yourself?! How many YouTube videos did you have to watch?!” It’s easy to be insecure about this, but it’s healthier to recognize that not everyone is good at everything and we need each other. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get the RENEW.org App -- https://renew.org/app-download/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW

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 A daily rhythm of biblical renewal. The RENEW.org team brings you the audio editions of our articles — because renewal starts with what we think, believe, and practice every day.

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