Rooted's Parent Top Ten of September 2025

Welcome to the Rooted Parent Top Ten, a curated list of resources from across the web that we believe will be helpful to parents raising teenagers. Here you’ll find articles, podcasts, and videos to support you in gospel-centered discipleship and interpreting youth culture. While most are gospel focused, others are included because they include a message of common grace. (The opinions presented in these articles do not necessarily reflect the position of Rooted Ministry.) At the end, you’ll find Rooted resources compiled from the last month’s new offerings. We hope this resource is helpful!

Gospel-Centered Parenting

Does Jesus Understand A Parent’s Pain? by Katie Polski (The Promises And Practices Of Scripture)

“Dear parent: lay your burden at the foot of the cross. The Lord not only understands your sorrow—He carries it. And He will never loosen His tender grip, the very grip that holds you fast through suffering.”

The Hidden Blessing of Being a Single Parent By Mike Ruamthong (SOLA)

“Only God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. He alone has no limits, which is exactly why He is worthy of trust and worship. I, however, am finite. And my limitations as a single parent have become a gracious invitation to live in light of that reality—to stop living as if I’m sovereign and start resting in the fact that He is.“

Good News for People-Pleasing Parents by Adam Griffin (Core Christianity)

“We don’t have to do what the world wants. My God grows in us the discipline of self-control and frees us from the people-pleasing pressure to meet the expectations of someone who is not our master.”

Don’t Do Everything For Your Kids by O. Alan Noble (You Are Not Your Own)

“It’s worth asking ourselves whether or not in our daily schedules there is an inner order that glorifies God and is healthy and conducive to the spiritual growth of the children and the marriage.”

Conversations In The Church

An Exhortation to the Exhausted Black Christian by Lecrae Moore (Christianity Today)

“But I’ve come to know that unity built on avoidance isn’t biblical unity. Real unity is forged through truth, repentance, and love. And true love doesn’t shun conflict; it stays at the table during it.”

Teen Culture

Jonathan Haidt’s Newest Thoughts on Technology, Anxiety, and the War for Our Attention (The Russell Moore Show)

“Dr. Moore welcomes back social psychologist Jonathan Haidt to ask him how things have changed in recent months in the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and its impact on faith communities.“

Gen Z Is More Than Just Anxious by Jeremy Writebol (Christianity Today)

“We can pray for this next generation. Mentor them patiently. Call them into God-sized pursuits of service. Show them how God’s heart beats for the lost, the broken, the suffering. And cheer them on as they follow Jesus in his Kingdom agenda.”

To Share With Your Teenager

Where Is King Jesus When Violence Reigns? By Collin Hansen (TGC)

“When you can’t hear God, look to the cross and you’ll find him. There we receive assurance that justice will be done against all evil (Rom. 3:26), whatever its origins. Every unrepentant assassin and assailant will pay the ultimate penalty in eternity. No evil escapes God’s justice.”

You Become What You Read by Clinton Manley (Desiring God)

“Like the plate, the page shapes us. If you imagine each book like a meal and each article a light snack, what you consume and digest day in and day out, over years and decades, molds your character.”

5 Ways to Ruin a Perfectly Good Dating Relationship by Tim Challies

“Dating has become the most difficult thing in the world, probably because they’ve got a million books and web pages telling them how. They can’t just do it—they’ve got to do it by the book. And along the way they are ruining their dating relationships.”