As we dive headfirst into 2026, we’re still enjoying all the wise and wonderful content our Rooted Parent writers contributed in 2025. Here we’ve collected the top five most read articles of the year. Keep coming back to the Rooted blog for all the good stuff we have coming to you – and of course, we wish you a Happy New Year!
The Freedom of Letting Go: Trusting God with Your Teen’s Heart by Katie Polski
Parent, there is encouragement in the reality that while we have a responsibility to plant and water the spiritual life of our kids, only Jesus gives the growth.
Encouragement for Parents Sending Their Children to College by Ashley Kim
Change means that the same Holy Spirit is growing us both to reflect the same Christ.
Why Does God in the Old Testament Seem So Different from God in the New Testament? Answering Your Teenager’s Questions About Faith by Jonathan Lilley
The cross is not divine overreaction. It is the only way a holy God can save sinful people without compromising who he is. It is the climax of the one story Scripture has always been telling.
Surrendering Control: Parenting as Stewardship, Not Ownership by Mike Ruamthong
It has become a regular prayer of mine to hand my child back to God. Each day I have to consciously give my daughter into the Lord’s hands.
When a Parent Runs Low On Energy by Danny Kwon
I could come to Jesus again and again, when my low energy and fatigue had me failing as a father, and I would be forgiven for my failure.


