Today, we give thanks to God for the children and students He has entrusted to our care, using scripture as the foundation of our prayer. Almighty God, we thank You that You have made our students in Your…
Yesterday on the youth ministry side of the blog, we looked at St. Paul’s “rubric” of three different types of prayers we can speak over our students. Today, we’ll take a closer look at prayers of thanksgiving. Those…
This week, on both sides of the Rooted blog, we want to take a close look at what it looks like to pray for our students and children. Today, on the youth ministry side of the blog, we…
This week, on both sides of the Rooted blog, we want to take a close look at what it looks like to pray for our students and children. Today on Rooted Parent, we make the case for praying…
I pray that I, as Jacob’s father, would model such joy for him and that he would see me delight in Jesus as much as I delight in his mom, a good meal, or beautiful sight.
When recurring postpartum depression and health issues cast an “overall cloud” over her first years of parenting, author Christina Fox sought medical and spiritual advice. She went to her pastor with a laundry list of all the things…
I remember hearing a story of a six-year old boy who said he wanted to pray at the dinner table like dad. The father told him to go ahead, and the son began with: “God, thank you for…
When asked which of the commandments is the most important of all, Jesus responds simply “The most important commandments is this: The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your…
The only hope in the face of death is not moral stories about doing more and trying harder (driven home with a little guilt, shame, and a purity ring). It comes from preaching Jesus Christ crucified and risen.
