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 just left a PTA meeting at my son’s high school. As you might imagine, the first topic on the agenda was the potential impact of the coronavirus on our local school system. One woman summed it up,…
War. Cancer. Kidnapping. Terrorism. Our world is scary and unsure at best. The ongoing list of fears can be never-ending, and with the rates of childhood anxiety increasing rapidly, its proof that our kids are not immune to…
I had coffee with a student not long ago, during which he expressed to me his anxiety over getting everything just right, and the difficulty of putting an assignment to rest. These prayers came out of that conversation.
This doesn’t happen very often, but I was only a chapter into Jessica Thompson’s latest book How to Help Your Anxious Teen when I knew I would call it a “must-read” for both parents and youth pastors. It’s…
Happy New Year! Over the course of the next eight days we will be counting down the eight most-read articles from 2019. We hope you enjoy reviewing the posts that resonated with our readers; for a list of…
Shepherding Students Through the Psalms: As we care for students in the complex situations they face, we are so aware that we need resources beyond ourselves—the resources of the gospel. Our students struggle with anxiety and addiction. They…
Today’s children and teens increasingly experience anxiety and depression, and parents are looking for answers. Medication can be so helpful, but parents understandably have a lot of questions about how medication can affect their children’s health and well-being….
This Sunday on Instagram, author and speaker Jessica Thompson offered a much-needed word of grace and rest. It was too good not to share with our Rooted readers: “Teen anxiety is skyrocketing and I think the church shares…
