Do you remember those first early weeks with your newborn—when you were trying to understand what each and every cry meant? Does she need a diaper change? Is he too hot? Bored? Tired? Sick? Eventually you got it…
As a youth worker, I have the blessing and privilege of stepping into the sacred spaces of students’ lives on a regular basis. While sometimes this looks like pranks and games, a lot of times it looks more…
It is hard to feel truly known in college. As we grow up and try new things and go new places, there are very few times when we feel like people fully know us. Our families and our…
When you hear, “Hey, just between us guys…,” you can expect that the topic of the conversation is one best understood by men and are best had around other males. However, in Joel Fitzpatrick’s book Between Us Guys:…
You have seven minutes . . . maybe. Trust God with the time you have and let Him redeem it. As a Biblical Studies teacher of high school students, a coach, and a father of four, I am…
Imagine showing up at your job every single day knowing that you had to meet with your CEO or board of directors for a performance review. I’m not just talking big-picture evaluations. Imagine every email you send will…
My teen does not want to be part of a youth group. Now what? There is no easy answer to whether or not parents should force their children to attend youth group when they have expressed a disinterest….
Disclaimer: This is a conversation between me (Anna, Rooted parent editor) and my son Mac (a college junior) that took place after much nagging on my part. It is by no means representative of all relationships between parents…
Sigmund Freud had some disturbing theories about men and their relationships with their mothers; Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, Psycho, makes clear that mothers really can do a number on their sons. But God created the mother/son relationship to be…
