In this series we have examined the dynamics and spiritual roots of the frenetic culture of over-scheduled children. This article offers five practical steps for parents in moving towards freedom and hope in the area of their child’s…
Wake up at 5:00AM. Grind out 5,000 yards in the pool. Cram in some homework. Attend six academic classes. Sneak in lunch during biology lab. Meet for Student Government. Pump out an article for the newspaper. Lift weights. Swim…
I guess it happens often in our field of ministry, but this is the first time I have left a youth ministry position at a church. It hasn’t been easy. As I’ve felt a wide range of highs…
MY FIRST MISTAKE My first mistake was watching Aziz Ansari the night before my sermon. Mr. Ansari – like the rest of the intoleristas in Hollywood – riffed on Christians’ refusal to accept homosexual marriage. He called us “douche bags” who…
The first ministry assignment I had was taking over for a student minister who had been in the position for over twenty years. He had developed a culture within the ministry, and he was highly regarded by the…
Maybe you’re like me and you have those students in Sunday School who yell out, “Jesus!”, “God!”, or “Love!” in response to every question you ask. Or, maybe your students engage the questions of Scripture with their hearts…
Jared Wilson’s third and final talk, “How to Help Those in Suffering,” features practical steps people can take to help those who are suffering.
Rooted chairman, Cameron Cole, delivered this talk about the benefit of suffering and how it brings us into the reality of the world, ourselves, and God. (This talk is about 40 minutes long.)
In his second talk, Jared Wilson talks about God’s purposes in suffering.
