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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. 1d ago

    What’s Halloween Supposed to Be About? | David Young

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/whats-halloween-supposed-to-be-about/  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 Halloween supposed to be about? It is difficult for 21st century Americans to comprehend why people persecute their neighbors for religious reasons. Nonetheless, people have persecuted others for religious reasons ever since the dawn of humanity: Communists persecuted Christians; Nazis persecuted Jews; Christians persecuted Mormons; Catholics persecuted Protestants, and Protestants have persecuted Catholics. Religious persecution is a sad, scarlet thread running throughout the pages of human history. Not long after the death of Jesus, his followers found themselves the victims of religious persecution by both the spiritual authorities of Judaism and the civil authorities of Rome. At times, the persecution was so severe that Christians lost their lives simply because they said the words, “I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” 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. 3d ago

    Miracles, Tragedy, and Hope: The Testimony of Faith in the Midst of Suffering | Luke Gray

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/miracles-tragedy-and-hope-the-testimony-of-faith-in-the-midst-of-suffering/  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 remember as a young missionary kid reading a gripping book called For This Cross I’ll Kill You, by Bruce Olson, which left me absolutely devastated. It tells the story of a young man who felt called by God to a dangerous Columbian tribe, called the Motilone. He went without a missionary agency or resources, and after many harrowing and hard years, God brought the gospel of Christ to this Stone Age tribe using Bruce Olson and a young Motilone man, nicknamed Bobby. The ending, however, was sad. Last year, over twenty years since my first reading, I bought a copy of the book (its title now changed to Bruchko) and reread it in a day. I was struck by how much the story reminded me of the book of Acts. Many of the sufferings of Bruce Olson brought to mind the suffering of the Apostles. There were miracles: a man with a fractured back was healed, the Motilone tribe was able to share the gospel with an enemy tribe though they spoke different languages, and demonic activity was suppressed.[1]  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. 5d ago

    But God: Looking for “But God” Moments in your Life | Phil Miksch

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/but-god-looking-for-but-god-moments-in-your-life/  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/ Pain is bondage. Pain holds you captive. Pain changes who you are. Pain can hold what feels like absolute power over your body, actions, and thoughts. Pain prevents you from thinking clearly, it clouds your judgment, and it affects your prayers and thoughts. How can a loving, living God ignore someone praying for him to take away the pain? Why would he not instantly heal them? In fact, why should someone have to go through pain at all? These were the thoughts running through my head while I was growing up. I had an accident when I was four years old that caused me to have constant migraine headaches. Through the years, they seemed to never go away. The ongoing pain caused depression. It would make me miss school and lose out on a lot of opportunities in life. 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. Oct 25

    Progressivism and the Resurrection of Jesus | David Young

    Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/progressivism-and-the-resurrection-of-jesus/  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/ Orthodox, biblical, historic Christianity does not stop at the death of Jesus. It goes straight from Jesus’ death to his resurrection—which is the flip side of the same redemptive coin. In the death of Jesus, we get our sins forgiven, and in the resurrection of Jesus, we get a new life. Progressives often struggle with the resurrection as well as with the cross, but for different reasons. Typically, progressives push back against the atoning death of Jesus because they’re skeptical about the sinfulness of humanity, the justice of God, or the divinity of Christ. But the pushback from progressives against the resurrection has to do with their scientific metanarrative about the universe. 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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