Exciting News We’ve been holding on to some exciting news for quite a while now, and we are thrilled to share it with you today! For the past year, by God’s grace, we’ve been working to develop Rooted…
My church has a powerhouse Christian couple who’s been teaching a small group for young parents for more than 20 years. They help new parents gain a vision for discipling their kids. They use a metaphor to help…
To preface, I am traditionally a Disney-Pixar hater. I don’t enjoy animation, the message is always cheesy, some of them have musical numbers, and they’re just…meh. But recently I stumbled across a quote from Chris Pratt, co-star of…
“All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” We’re quick to hear this verse quoted in times of trouble and uncertainty. But I’m not sure that it always…
There’s a poem that I regularly come back to when I’m anxious, worried, overwhelmed, and feeling particularly powerless (something that happens to me more than I’d like to admit). It’s called “X” by Wendell Berry: Whatever is foreseen…
I was talking with a friend recently who expressed anxiety about the next several weeks, and I immediately empathized expressing my own concern over the pandemic. She interrupted my spewing of random medical statistics and said, “Oh, honey….
From dust you came and to dust you shall return. Whether the world wanted it or not, the powerful and pervasive COVID-19 virus has imposed a Lenten reality on all of us. Not everyone celebrates Lent and there…
This one come to us from Rooted staff and steering committee member Chelsea Kingston Erickson, who serves as Pastor of Youth Families in Hamilton, Massachusetts. Erickson developed this for her church families who are practicing virtual worship together…
The increasing media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and the interruptions this virus has caused have largely taken the world by surprise. Whole sports seasons are being put on hold, entire school and college campuses are closing, and…
