Posts in category Worldview

So what has God taught us in 2020? Here at Rooted Thinking, God has provided new writers, more readers, and fresh encouragement in the face …

How should I as a pastor think about social media? Is it an essential ministry tool or a harmful distraction? Is it a responsible realm …

Our frustration and anger toward opposition can easily cause us to become preoccupied with political solutions and distract us from gospel solutions.

Christians should parent their children in a gospel-centered manner, even when it comes to schoolwork.

In our increasingly “spiritual but not religious” society, we are seeing a growing interest in things like karma, mindfulness, and zen. These ideas and practices come directly from Buddhism. In this article, veteran missionary Forrest McPhail explains how we can engage those who embrace Buddhist beliefs with the truths of the gospel.

Cancel Abraham. He owned slaves and even impregnated one of them. Cancel Sarah. She enabled her husband’s escapade and persecuted the victim. Cancel David. His …

One of the greatest responsibilities I have as a pastor is to prepare my people for suffering. Hardships are the norm, not the exception, in …

Often it is not our lack of information, but our lack of virtue that damages our ability to form right beliefs. In fact, arriving at the truth means more than getting all the pertinent facts; it requires being the right kind of person.

Wouldn’t it be easier if we could separate the heroes from the villains? But we can’t. Heroism and villainy, virtue and vice, coexist—not only in a single individual at different times, but also in a single individual engaged in one endeavor.

I try not to make a habit of this, but I’m going to start out by telling you a lie. It’s a lie that you …