Youth Group and the Reluctant Teen

My teen does not want to be part of a youth group. Now what? There is no easy answer to whether or not parents should force their children to attend youth group when they have expressed a disinterest….

How Long O Lord: The Power of Patience

In his book Objects of His Affection, Scotty Smith says the most often repeated question in the Scriptures is, “How long oh Lord?” Smith says God’s most frequent answer is, “Do not be afraid.” Our patience grows when we…

The Danger of the Aesop’s Fables Bible

I was pretty much born in Sunday School with a Bible in hand. My dad has been a senior pastor since 1998, and before that, he was ministering in youth and assistant pastoring roles at various congregations. As…

Peace, Not Panic: Part 2

We live in a culture that loves to obsess over various catastrophes. In Part 1 of this series, we discussed Lionel Shriver’s article, Why Catastrophising is My Idea of a Good Time, and her suggestion that our obsession…

June-July 2018 Rooted Parent Top Ten

Welcome to this month’s Rooted Parent Top 10- a list of parenting articles from across the web for the Rooted community. This list represents ten articles we believe will encourage and equip you as you parent your kids….

Peace, Not Panic: Part 1

The reason we so often fear the catastrophes around us is because we doubt the certainty of salvation promised by grace alone through faith alone.

Beerbongs & Bentleys and the Gospel

“Might’ve [had sex with her], it was only lust.” “I wake up every day with this anxiety.” “Struggling just to find my peace.” “I just want to fly, make it last before we die.” Earlier this year, Austin…