We don’t normally experience God as a pillar of fire, a cloud overshadowing a mountain, a voice from the heavens like thunder, or anything so spectacular as that. Most of the time, the faithfulness of God is more like oatmeal – easily forgettable, but utterly essential for life.
Christ-focused discipleship simply reminds us of our first love, encouraging us not to look first to public servants to accomplish what Christ has already guaranteed to do.
My prayer is that we are able to step outside of the noise, and see this uncertain moment as an an opportunity to renew our vision of covenant fidelity to God while inviting our students into that hope.
We speak the truth of God and defend the hope within us as citizens of a greater Kingdom. So, what does this look like in this political age?
While our world mixes a cocktail of loud voices, self-help and Prozac, Daniel offers the sobering news that God is creating for us a home and Kingdom that will never end and will not be shaken.
The (Good) News for Teenagers – February Edition We live in the time of both social media and the 24-hour news cycle. Whether we see it or not, our teenagers are inundated with news both local and international….
“As we disciple our families, it is helpful to consider citizenship as a spiritual discipline, a habit of devotion. After all, politics is deeply concerned with the allegiance and affections of the heart.”
1. Have your students read this article, Three Important Political Truths to Teach Your Kids (published today on Rooted Parent) as a way to start thinking and talking about the themes that are mentioned. This will give you…
As student pastors, it’s important to model compassionate but critical civic engagement. YouTube-pundits and partisan media are catechizing our teenagers toward vitriolic, ungenerous, no-benefit-of-the-doubt monologues. Depending on which channel you watch, secular conservatism shouts catcalls of “soy boy,”…
