We all dread getting caught in the act. Take my student Steven, for example. He was thrilled to discover his parents would be out of town for the weekend. So he quickly texted his friends, planned a party…
I had just returned from a weekend retreat with my son, who has recently entered middle school. That means I’m not only his father, I’m also his youth pastor. It’s weird. But cool. But still weird. Within the…
While our team recovers today from last week’s Rooted conference in Chicago, I thought I’d share the manuscript from my devotional, which opened the conference. We hope our time together blessed all of our attendees as much as…
When my oldest son Mac was applying to colleges, one school required that he write a 150-word essay about something that outraged him. He came to me wondering what he should write about: Racism? Human trafficking? The opioid…
Over the past several weeks, we took a look on both sides of the blog at how we — as both youth ministers and parents — might love and disciple our boys and girls well and with prayerful, thoughtful…
Spoiler Alert: I will unabashedly expose storyline and details of Toy Story 4 in this article, so if you’d like to be surprised, get thee to the movie theatre ASAP (and bring your students!). Let me tell you…
Happy Summer! This week at Rooted we are re-sharing some of our favorites. Enjoy these timeless truths during your break from the schoolday grind! My parenting frequently has an agenda. My desire to be intentional often comes across…
Our aim must be to point students to the promises of God—the only expectation that will stand when all else fails.
Our children’s lives as Christ followers are not defined by their performances. His perfect sacrifice on the cross is our final assessment.
