Why Attend the Rooted Conference?
Whether we’re in the trenches as parents or youth ministers, we need the refreshment that comes through the good news that Jesus provides.
Whether we’re in the trenches as parents or youth ministers, we need the refreshment that comes through the good news that Jesus provides.
In the brand-new season of the Rooted Parent Podcast, Cameron Cole and Anna Meade Harris will examine what the Bible says about parenting.
Believing there is a formula to ensure that our children will follow a path that we deem “good” is to think of ourselves, even unintentionally, as gods.
When our kids know that our commitment to their thriving is unwavering and our delight in them does not depend how they behave, they are likely to follow where we lead.
I am learning that walking—and parenting—by the Spirit means things cannot be planned, controlled, or created, only received by faith—even my weak and doubting faith.
We may cloak it as “wanting them to do well,” but deep down we are trying to supply some inner need that was meant to be filled by Christ himself.
Parents need to pray for bold faith to trust the author of our children’s stories, believing that God will do his work even in the face of fires that seem out of control.
To challenge the anxious teen to just “get over it,” or, with a spiritual spin, “just trust God,” is akin to telling them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
In an anxious age of school shootings, our students need a listening ear, the comfort of Jesus, and a hope for the future.