Many years ago, I staged a one-girl protest on the athletic field at my elementary school. At the tender age of six, I was keenly aware of how short I was compared to my classmates, and footraces were…
“You have to get an A on that test!” “You must at least get a 4.0!” Working in an Asian church, these are the pressures my students are often under. They are told that they must perform in…
For those of us serving in an Asian Youth Ministry context, we know the unique challenges that come with the territory. We are expected as leaders to be perfect and put together, and to shy away from our…
As families find their ways into “back to school” rhythms, our church’s student ministry leadership team is preparing to teach through John 11-21. Having studied the first ten chapters last year, the completion of our study of the…
What. If. It is amazing how two words can seem so bland and powerless when read without the other. Then put them together and they become some of the most debilitating words ever spoken. These two simple words have…
What could Melchizedek, Moses, the Old Covenant, blood sacrifices, and a 13-chapter argument for the supremacy of Christ over all of these things possible have to do with the typical life of a young teenager? As it turns…
Each month we compile a Top 10 List of articles for the Rooted community (made up of both parents and youth leaders). This list is made up of articles from all over the internet – articles that we…
Most importantly, remember that you are being used by God, even if the evidence isn’t all that clear.
It was a hard week. The kind of week where you cling to wisdom like this from Charles Spurgeon’s Beside Still Waters. My dear friend, when grief presses you to the dust, worship there! . . . When…
