Harrison Jones is teaching in a secondary school in Mbarara, Uganda, and is involved in many ministries in the area, including developing businesses, sports, Bible studies, fellowships, and a film group. Before moving to Uganda, Harrison worked as…
How many times have you told a group of students, “All you need is Jesus?” I know I have as many times as Michael Jackson did the moonwalk or as often as my junior high kids reference Lady…
Rooted Blog editor Liz Edrington kicks off our new series on the Theology of Sex. We’ll address the question of why and how we approach and address sexuality in light of the gospel in our ministry to students….
As part of our series on tough stuff, Mark Howard, member of Rooted’s steering committee, answers our questions about teaching the unfairness of the gospel to students. 1.) How do you define and describe this concept to students? Ephesians…
Ah, yes, nothing more fun to teach than that sweet-smelling doctrine, total depravity. While it is unpopular, it is very important for students to understand for many reasons. Here’s why. 1.) Why is it difficult or unpopular to…
Please see Part one of this piece here. Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins? Lamentations 3:39 As hours turn into days, it begins to dawn on Aron Ralston that no one…
Our next piece in the series, Tough Stuff, comes to us from our newest contributor, Dan Wolf, youth director at Anglican congregation, Church of the Apostles, in Columbia, SC. Dan takes a look at three critical questions and issues…
Radical Grace. Unfettered, life-changing, paradigm-shifting, gift–love. How do we even begin to define and describe this reality to our students? I’ve found that people who have come to know the grace of God in and through Jesus have…
This post comes to us from a new Rooted contributor, Sandra Hagood. Sandra is an attorney, parent, and outstanding youth Sunday school teacher in San Diego, CA. She leads off our series, Tough Stuff, with this excellent piece…
