After speaking to a group of youth ministers at the 2018 Rooted Conference about filtering our teaching through the crucial distinction between the Law and the Gospel, one of the session attendees approached me with a question. The…
It sounded like our SUV had been hit, sequentially, by two cannons. After a few choice mental exasperations, I voiced nervously, “No worries guys, everything’s okay. We’ve just blown out the tires on the right side of the…
This week we are slow on blog content because the Rooted Conference in Nashville is just two days away! In the meantime, we thought we’d share an excerpt written by Cameron Cole in Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry (GCYM is…
We loved this entry from Paul David Tripp’s book of daily devotionals, New Morning Mercies, and thought we’d share: Life is all about to whom and where you look for satisfaction of heart. The shape and direction of…
Christ’s words on discipleship continue to haunt me: “If you would follow me, take up your cross daily, deny yourself and follow me”(Lk 9:32). Take up your instrument of a torturous death and follow Christ. To put it…
We all know the parable of the Prodigal Son. Two brothers, vastly different in temperament and behavior, who share the same father. One brother is notoriously bad and dominates the plot line, while the other is but a…
In a culture that is filled with to-do lists, tasks, efficiency, and goals, it can be easy to perform rather than to rest in the gospel of grace. Even in youth ministry it is tempting to work hard…
Last winter, I found myself shoulder-to-shoulder with hundreds of Scandinavians, shuffling through a packed out eight-room exhibition in the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The walls were lined with canvasses, sculptures, and artifacts. The gift shops overflowed with everything…
This is a Letter from our Chairman, Cameron Cole that was originally featured in last week’s e-newsletter. This year, in addition to our Top 10, our e-newsletters also feature parenting articles and resources and a monthly Letter from…
