Have you ever prayed so fervently for God’s blessing and favor over your child, only to find your lifted-up request goes unanswered? We have all experienced a door being slammed in our face. Rejection is part of our…
We’ve come to the end of our Advent Devotional for Students, but on this Christmas Eve we wanted to stop and speak directly to our Rooted audience — parents and youth ministers — about why the prophecies we’ve…
Teenagers and adults are regularly being catechized by our culture—and very often we falsely synthesize the broader culture’s convictions with our faith in Christ. In this series, Rooted writers examine “half truths” our teenagers may be tempted to…
Have you ever had someone say to you in an ominous tone, “Just you wait until…?” I remember expecting my first child and hearing a friend warn, “Just you wait until you are up all night with a…
As a millennial, I love this stroll down memory lane as Disney slowly remakes all of my childhood favorites. Turning classic animated stories into “real life” versions is just the trick to invite a whole new generation to…
Our aim must be to point students to the promises of God—the only expectation that will stand when all else fails.
The following are notes from Cameron Cole’s talk “Preparing Kids and Adult to Suffer: Truths That Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy,” given at TGC 19 in Indianapolis on April 2, 2019: The road ahead of me is…
The very first time I experienced a prolonged season of depression was in 2015. I had been serving in Youth Ministry for six years without a break. I was emotionally exhausted from facing constant criticism, disappointment, and internal…
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 This famous verse offers a great Gospel comfort, but I wonder if it hasn’t sounded a little naïve to…
