Jesus Christ is Risen Today: An Easter Meditation

You’ve had your pastel suits laid out for days; the kids have been wondering about the contents of their Easter baskets for the last two weeks. You’ve known what was coming. Though you walked solemnly and reverently through…

The Good in Good Friday: A Holy Week Meditation

In Christianity’s seemingly upside-down economics, we call the death of our hero, our teacher, our miracle worker, and our God, ‘good.’ For outside observers, Good Friday is often just one more bit of evidence that Christianity doesn’t make…

And It Was Night: A Holy Week Meditation

“And it was night.” These four words from John 13:30 comprise one of the most ominous sentences in all of Scripture. It is the night before Jesus was to die, after the main course of the Passover meal….

Into the Mess: A Holy Week Meditation

This year during Holy Week, we asked our friend, Joe Gibbes, to write daily meditations on this particular time in the life of our Savior. In these meditations, we wanted to offer something to the Rooted community that…

The Legacy I Hope to Leave My Kids

When my son was eight years old, he participated in a poetry reading at his school. Friends and family came to support these budding writers and dramatic readers, and just like all the proud parents, I couldn’t wait…

Post-Camp Moralism and Our Need for the Gospel

Knowing that the allure of moralism is always calling to our students, we strive to continually preach Christ crucified just as Paul did. By the grace of God, we pray our students will hear our passion and experience the joy of the gospel for themselves.