Simple Church Planting
There is nothing simple about making disciples, and yet, making disciples should be done simply. Forming local churches from new disciples does not need to …
The Influence of Godly Women
Women often have a profound influence upon godly men. God can use them to keep good men on God’s path of righteousness. He can use …
Abiding in Christ & Bearing Fruit
When I was just a little guy, my parents planted a peach tree in our back yard. The tree grew as I grew. By the …
The Leadership Crisis: Searching for Answers, Pt.2
Many are writing about the rapidly growing leadership crisis in America’s churches. In part one of this series, I suggested that there are two glaring …
The Leadership Crisis: Searching for Answers
The churches of America have entered a major leadership crisis. Many churches don’t have pastors and cannot obtain one. The number of churches without qualified …
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 …