Nothing Like a Millionaire: For What Are You Known?
William Borden was famous.[1] His parents were millionaires. They were prominent members of the Moody Church in Chicago. The newspapers of the early 1900s reported …
The Certainty of Sovereignty
Every new year brings with it a convoluted mix of anticipation and uncertainty. 2022 has been no exception. We all know by experience that life …
Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2021
The Lord has blessed Rooted Thinking over the past year. Thank you to all who have read, shared, and commented. Here are the top ten …
Backing into 2022: Longing for the World-That-Was
2022. What kind of year lies ahead of us? Will we continue living in this dystopian world or will we finally return to normal? Longing …
Maybe We’ve Been Looking at Christmas Trees the Wrong Way
Western Christians often wince when buying their Christmas trees. No, these beautiful trees did not decorate the manger scene at Christ’s birth. Really, there is …
10 Books that Make Incredible Christmas Gifts
What Christmas gift do you get for a Christian friend? How can you encourage a young person you know to walk with God? Could I …
Evangelism in a Post-Christian Culture
Times Have Changed I doubt that many of us need to be convinced that we are living in a post-Christian culture. When the waves of …
Life Stories and the Gospel
Everyone Has a Story Everyone loves a good story. Stories have a captivating power over us because they touch on the deepest longings and aspirations …
Thanksgiving Myths: Old and New
Could Native Americans and European pilgrims have peacefully existed in the 1600’s? What a myth! Everyone knows the Europeans came to exploit the Native Americans, …
Love Grows in Stages
“In the same spirit of humility that allows women to submit to their husbands, you husbands also live with your wives in an understanding and …