Reading biographies is always rewarding, often surprisingly so. Some time ago I was reading through George Marsden’s tremendous Jonathan Edwards: A Life and found something I was not looking for. In describing the first revival that Edwards…
An interview by Chris Talbot with Rooted steering committee member, David Plant, on gospel-driven youth ministry. “Back in October, I had the opportunity of attending the Rooted Ministry Conference, a youth ministry conference focused especially on gospel-driven student ministry….
I remember my high school youth group with fondness. Death-defying games, sitting legs-crossed on Berber carpet, acoustic guitars and songs sung in a round, overhead slides slid the wrong way, worn out back pocket Bibles…these images stir my…
At the 2012 Rooted Conference I met a man named Kyle for the first time, and he made a bold statement that afforded me a moment of brilliant clarity. I asked him about the story of his life…
As those working with youth, we need to regularly be teaching the crucified and risen Jesus as the main staple of their spiritual diet.
It’s not going to be a pleasant devotional time with God when you ask the Lord to lead you to the scripture that you need, and he takes you to Amos 6. This was my situation recently, as…
It was the end of a long day volunteering at an inner city summer camp. I sat down to watch a movie with about twenty students when six-year-old Kenny came up to me, tears rolling down his cheeks….
What would it have been like if the Twelve Disciples were in my youth group? Certainly James and John would always want to ride shotgun in the van and be first in line at Chick-Fil-A. Judas would always…
“And at once I knew I was not magnificent.” This line from Bon Iver’s song Holocene is one of the most poignant verses sung on arguably the most brilliant album of 2011.[1] With these words, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver’s frontman) articulates…
