There’s a good chance that the flight attendant on your next United Airlines flight might squawk something like, “In case of an emergency, your seat cushion may be used as a YouTube filming platform.” By now, we’ve all…
“When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be…” (from “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry) Peace. It’s…
Is it possible to be the center of attention and also humble? I have struggled with this question throughout my entire ministry. It easy for me to justify my value – as a pastor, as a person, as…
Expository preaching promotes biblical truth instead of personal opinion – it demands that we preach God’s purpose for the passage.
How does a popular podcast that investigates events in small town Alabama teach us about how we, as Christians, can be an effective encouragement and counselor to our peers? One just needs to listen to the first few…
In 2016 Tyndale published what might be the best parent-oriented devotion I have ever seen: Nancy Guthrie’s Praying through the Bible for Your Kids. In his forward, Sinclair Ferguson comments that the book “does not take the low…
The title of this article may have sent a theological shiver down your spine…games. As a surface-level reaction, that’s completely understandable. The shallow caricature of youth group usually involves about one hour and 15 minutes of dodgeball, 15…
Each month we compile a Top Ten list for the Rooted community. This list represents ten articles we believe will encourage and equip you to continue in your ministry to students and their families. If you have an…
I had a chilling moment in my third year of youth ministry. I came to the last day of a study with senior boys. I had taught them for three years. We had gone through John and Romans….
