by Ralph Martin | Nov 24, 2025 | Blog
Very Dear Friends of Renewal Ministries, The years are going fast, aren’t they? As I look back at all that has transpired this past year, I’m amazed at how much the Lord has accomplished with our humble team. At our bi-weekly Bible studies, there are now sometimes as...
by Steve Norman | Nov 21, 2025 | Blog
I came across a quote that reads, “I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be; but still, by the grace of God, I am not what I used to be.” It was the following day in prayer that this line struck me. I was grappling with my struggle to follow through...
by Heather Schultz | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog
Just over a decade ago, my husband and I felt called by God to do something we couldn’t achieve on our own. My spiritual director advised me, “God doesn’t often invite you to completely step out in faith. You should take the opportunity.” Thankfully, we did—and that...
by Ava Marcarelli | Nov 7, 2025 | Blog
How easy it is to choose what’s easy! Most Christians these days, like the rest of the world, seem to be chasing what’s comfortable and pleasurable in life. As soon as anything causes us the slightest bit of discomfort, we run away. As soon as something is no longer...
by Elizabeth Rzepka | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog
In 2018, I moved from one state to another after a heartbreaking loss. My first Sunday in my new home, I attended Mass in the local cathedral. As I sat alone in this unfamiliar place, emotionally numb, something powerful pierced through my deadened heart: music. I was...
by Ava Marcarelli | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog
The thought of death used to terrify me. I was so consumed with my life and what I wanted out of it that the idea that I could die at any time was too horrifying to consider. Yet just because I refused to think about it didn’t mean that time would stop for me! It...
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