Rooted Recommends: More Than a Mom by Kari Kampakis
Kampakis ends with encouragement to “live in hope“ because Good Friday was followed by Easter; that is the pattern of the Christian life, even when we cannot see the Easter sunrise yet.
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May is here! As a close second to the Christmas season, the end of the school year might be as busy as it gets. With graduation parties, prom, end-of-year celebrations, and exams galore, parents (and their students!) are pulled every which way during this…
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Reflections on the Heart of God in Marvel’s Shang-Chi
With the release of Shang-Chi on Disney+, here is a discussion guide for families and student ministries that might be interested in watching the film together.
What Teenagers Need From Parents: Care That Extends Beyond the Home
When the Scripture exhorts us to care for the body of Christ, it does not make an exception for parents because their calendars are filled with baseball games.
Parenting the Ordinary, Extraordinary Child
Jesus’ followers were extraordinary, not because they stood out in the crowd, but because Jesus called them.
Helping Teenagers Cope with Stress and Anxiety
During this complicated, difficult time, it’s important to give our teenagers tools to manage anxiety and stress by focusing on what we know to be true—that Jesus has rescued us from our sins by living, dying, and rising again.
What High School Teachers Want Parents To Know
Parents, we know overwhelmed—likely we live it. And living it makes us not entirely different from our teens.