Mike McGarry, Pastor of Youth & Families at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Norfolk, MA: I wish you knew how much your teenagers are watching you, even though they’ll never admit it. They know whether or not you love the…
In this conversation, new friends Dawson (a mother of three young sons in Birmingham, Alabama) and Chelsea (a youth pastor in Hamilton, Massachusetts) discuss how parents and youth pastors can work together toward gospel-centered youth ministry. Chelsea: What is…
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….
Make decisions about every commitment in your child’s life out of the completeness you have as a parent through the work and grace of Jesus.
By now, you’ve likely heard about the indictment of wealthy actresses and executives over the college acceptance scam being referred to as Operation Varsity Blues. Millions of dollars in bribes have been funneled through private college counseling services to…
When I was ten my grandparents gave me my first Bible. I determinedly announced to my whole family that I would be reading the Bible in its entirety, cover to cover, starting that night. My parents chuckled. I…
I am drawn like a magnet to the sun when it rises in the East and sets in the West. I crave and admire it so much that my family will capture spectacular photos and send them to…
When we think about Psalm 23 and the Lord as our shepherd, we often have a soft, snuggly feeling. Indeed, the images of lying down in green pastures and walking beside still waters connote a tranquility and comfort….
My wife Jenny and I are not very good at family devotions. For the longest time, a “perfect picture” of what family Bible time is supposed to be kept me from attempting it, or worse, attempting it and…
