Renaissance is an unconventional network seeking to adapt their lives around Jesus. These RHYTHMS unify our hearts. I Seek CONNECTION with: GOD by 1) being conscious of His presence and getting alone with Him regularly, 2) gathering weekly, to worship God with others. 3) obeying Jesus by being baptized and 4) investing a percentage of […]

A friend of mine and I were just talking about how in the West we marry the one we love and how, in the East we learn to love the one we marry.    This friend related the true story of a woman she knows. Her friend lives in the East and her marriage was arranged, as is typical.      […]

I’ve been going through the gospels this week (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – the first four books in the Bible’s New Testament). As I was doing that I was impressed with just how interested I am in them. Each one is a bit different but each author covers the life and work of Jesus […]

I respect my friends who don’t believe in God. They are being true to their experience of the world. Sometimes theists abuse atheists for their unbelief. That makes me sad because I think some atheists are just being honest. Even John says “No one has ever seen God…” (John 1:18). So why should Jesus followers […]