As youth ministers, we are agents of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:20-21). “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf: ‘Be reconciled to God.’ He made the one…
John Owen described the human heart as a fort in which our enemy of sin maintains its rebellion against God all our days.[1]Sin not only kicks and screams against our Creator, but it is the root of all…
One of my most despised youth ministry jobs is reconciling the budget and all the receipts that go with it. I currently have six-months’ worth in a small pile on my desk. It is true, I have been…
I, a white male youth pastor from Birmingham, AL, went to The Gospel Coalition’s conference, MLK50, not really knowing what to expect. I came out of the conference with some life-changing lessons that I will pass on to…
This past month, Rooted began a very significant conversation with the “red pill” articles that described a tough reality in American culture and especially in the American church. The history of racial tension and racism in general is…
Living in a diverse community has revealed incredible things about the person and the people of God that I had been missing out on.
In Oklahoma, college football is huge – so large it can fill a room for hours. Recently, an Oklahoma quarterback gained national attention for his response to unsportsmanlike conduct by the opposing team. The quarterback responded with inappropriate…
