Don’t Be Afraid of the Teen Years with Paul David Tripp
If your eyes ever see, your ears ever hear, the sin, weakness, and failure of a teenager, it’s never an accident. It’s never an interruption. It’s always grace.
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O Little Youth Ministry
God’s life-giving presence is available to us through the baby born in Bethlehem. Remembering this quiets my guilt about leading a youth ministry that has yet to be “optimized.”
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Good News for Teenagers: Humility and Grace in the NBA Playoffs
Giannis demonstrates the work of humility in terms teenagers will understand; Williams knows that the call to coach is a call to serve.
“What Can I Give Him, Poor As I Am?” Parenting When I Feel Inadequate
In unconditional love, God not only calls me child but heir to all he possesses. In the light of this glorious truth, my inadequacies fade in importance.
Letting Go of Being the Perfect Christian Parent
The sooner we admit our vulnerability to ourselves, to our friends, and to our children, the sooner we can stop holding ourselves and our kids hostage to unattainable ideals, and lead them instead into the rest and freedom of life with Christ.
Dear Brand New Youth Minister
Be faithful to the calling you have received. That faithfulness will combat the jealousy of being compared and will provide you courage as you lead students to look to Jesus more than to human leadership.
Stories of Grace: What’s in a Name?
As we count down to our 10th anniversary conference, we’ll be featuring stories of grace on our blog. This series is a very personal one to those of us who have been with Rooted for a while. Our…