RenewAmerica newsfeed https://www.renewamerica.com/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:34 +0000 (Rev. Mark Creech) - Over the past five years, I have lived through a season in which many of the structures that once gave shape and stability to my life seemed to crumble almost simultaneously. A near-fatal battle with COVID left lingering physical struggles I continue to carry. Soon afterward came the painful ending of a ministry to which I had devoted decades of my life. Alongside these public losses came deeply personal sorrows I do not feel at liberty to recount in detail a€” griefs that touched the most private corners of my heart.... https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/creech/260609 Rev. Mark Creech Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:22:36 +0000 renewamerica.com33678 (YouTube) - In the finale of the 100th Commemorative Birthday Concert for pianist Roger Williams in 2024, the legendary 90-year-old Pat Boone delivered a deeply moving performance of "The Impossible Dream" in honor of his long-time friend. The Concordia University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jeff Held and featuring pianist Bryan Pezzone, recreated Roger Williams' musical arrangements for this concert. His stirring arrangement of the song featured a powerful orchestral score by longtime collaborator Ralph Carmichael. The event was narrated by Dr. Jo Ellen Chatham and hosted by the Richard Nixon Library and Foundation in its East Room. You can watch the entire concert and the post-concert panel discussion hosted by Roger's daughter, Alice, on our YouTube channel.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Yw-qWAb3M YouTube Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:31:53 +0000 renewamerica.com33677 (The White House) - CONTRIBUTING TO PEACE AND PROSPERITY: During the first visit of a U.S. President to the Peoplea€™s Republic of China since 2017, President Donald J. Trump reached consensus with President Xi Jinping on several issues that will enhance stability and confidence for businesses and consumers around the world.... https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-deals-with-china-delivering-for-american-workers-farmers-and-industry/ The White House Sun, 17 May 2026 11:46:04 +0000 renewamerica.com33676 (Jerry Newcombe) - America needs the Bible more than ever. Thankfully, at the Museum of the Bible last week, Republicans had various leaders read through the whole book. Even the president participated, from his office in the White House. Two months before it happened, I wrote about it, calling it a€śAn Ambitious Bible Reading Plan.a€ť AmericaReadsTheBible.com explains their vision: a€śIn honor of the 250th birthday of the United States, America Reads the Bible serves as a spiritual celebration of our nationa€™s founding ideals and a call to rediscover the truth that still anchors us today.a€ť... https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/newcombe/260429 Jerry Newcombe Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:10:42 +0000 renewamerica.com33675 (Jerry Newcombe) - Ita€™s not often that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas speaks in public. Clarence Thomas has now served longer than anyone else on the courta€”since the fall of 1991. What he said last week should be studied by every American. HE CALLED THE NATION BACK TO ITS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES. (See the attached video and transcript at Real Clear Politics.) The Justice spoke April 15 to a full audience at the University of Texas at Austin who were celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.... https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/newcombe/260422 Jerry Newcombe Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:08:50 +0000 renewamerica.com33674 (Barbara Kralis) - Just for comparison, I present herewith two Popes' sermons on the Miracle of the multiplication of the five barley loaves and two small fish (John 6). Pope Leo doesna€™t believe the Miracle was performed by Jesus. A crowd of 5,000 believers had followed the Twelve apostles, who were returning from their first-ever missionary journey to meet up with Jesus on the mountain. As the people followed Jesus and the Twelve across the Sea of Galilee and up into the hills, they sat down on the grass, exhausted and hungry. Jesus saw they had nothing to eat and had compassion on them.... https://www.renewamerica.com/analysis/kralis/260421 Barbara Kralis Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:26:03 +0000 renewamerica.com33672 (Wikipedia) - The Decree Against Communism was a 1949 Catholic Church document issued by the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, and approved by Pope Pius XII, which declared Catholics who professed communist doctrine to be excommunicated as apostates from the Christian faith.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_against_Communism Wikipedia Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:16:03 +0000 renewamerica.com33673 (Joan Swirsky) - Back in 2011, many years before June 16, 2015 a€“ when Donald J. Trump took that infamous escalator ride to announce his intention to run as a Republican for President of the United States a€“ I wrote an article entitled Trump Is Already Running the Country. This was because, even then a€“ and more so now a€“ he was able to put just about every politician in America to shame, effectively exposing how the distinctly unimpressive amalgam of their ignorance of the U.S. Constitution, political correctness, the preposterous notion of multiculturalism, and the mortal fear of being called a racist, all combined to prevent them from challenging the authenticity of Barack Obamaa€™s birth certificate and therefore his eligibility to be president of the United States. For this piece, I asked him for his remarks on the film: a€śa€™A Great Awakeninga€™ is a must-see for every American, including children! George Whitefield is one of our forgotten founding fathers.... https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/swirsky/260418 Joan Swirsky Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:32:58 +0000 renewamerica.com33671