Excellent Christian Film: Church Planting
Excellent Christian content comes in such vast quantities that it quickly overwhelms us all. At rootedthinking.com, we’d like to share some of the excellent material we’ve …
Book Review: Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns
Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns: How Pop Culture Rewrote the Hymnal by Gordon, T. David.
John Bunyan by Frank Mott Harrison.
Five Ways Churches Can Value Single People
It’s easy for churches to let single people “slip through the cracks,” or worse, to make them feel inferior. In light of the Bible’s instruction on singleness, churches can take specific steps to foster an environment where single believers are highly valued.
Resentment: Recovering from a Spiritual Infection
My sense of offended “justice” often rationalizes my resentment, allowing it to masquerade under the guise of righteousness. So how can I recognize the defiling infection of resentment and eradicate its stubborn root? Recovery from resentment begins not with another’s repentance, but with my own.
Free Printable Infographic: Getting the Most from Devotions
Do you find it hard to consistently read God’s Word and pray? Perhaps you struggle with having daily devotions–not because you don’t love God or …
Intersections
Before opening the taxi door I glance back over my shoulder, looking for traffic or motorcycles coming out of nowhere. As soon as I step …
Singleness—Does the Bible Encourage It?
This post is third in a four-part series on the Biblical view of singleness. One of the best ways for both single saints and married …
Noah and the Gospel: Share It Better than Hollywood.
After a recent focus-group screening of Noah, Pastor Brian Houston quipped, “You’ll enjoy the film—if you’re not too religious.” Seems that Hollywood has met our …
Is the Church’s Mission Social Justice or the Gospel?
DeYoung, Kevin and Greg Gilbert, What is the Mission of the Church? Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Comission. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011. DeYoung and Gilbert …
What’s Wrong with You that You Aren’t Married?
Single believers regularly face the questions, “When are you going to get married?” and, “Why are you still single?” If the single is content with God, he or she need not be made to feel that something is inadequate or inferior about his or her social status.