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Cameron and Anna welcome very special Rooted friend Tish Harrison Warren to discuss something parents and teenagers need: resilience. Her newest book, What Grows in Weary Lands: On Christian Resilience is a balm for the soul of anyone who has had to persevere through seasons of spiritual dryness, a dullness of spirit or soul, or a season when God seems to be silent and inactive (good news: He is n...

Today we welcome author and blogger Tim Challies to the Rooted Parent podcast! Tim talks with Anna about his lifelong passion for global missions, which has recently led him to write his first children's book: God's Great Big Global Church: Visit 10 Kids and Their Churches All Around the World .  Tim Challies is a blogger, pastor, and author. His blog, challies.com , is one of the most widely...

Tune in for a very special episode of the Rooted Parent podcast, in which Anna discusses divorce with Rooted's executive director, Hannah Dow, and guest author Vaneetha Rendall Risner. Risner has written an important book: This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce . If you have been through a divorce, you will want to hear the renewed hope Vaneetha has found in Chr...

In this final episode of the Good Good News season, Cameron and Anna talk about one of their very topics; the glorification we will experience in heaven with Jesus. Keeping heaven in our sights while we're on this earth helps us have a wiser perspective on what matters- and what does not matter- in this life. And of course the very best thing about heaven is being with Jesus forever! How the Doctr...

For some of us, the concept of sanctification carries a sense of burden or dread, as if responsibility for change lies with us. In this episode, Cameron and Anna dive into the Scripture for reminders that our sanctification is God's job, not ours. We are sanctified through the truth, in our relationship with Jesus, by the Spirit. Now that's good news! 1 John 3:2 ; Colossians 2:6-7 ; Titus 2:11-13...

Perhaps the most painful consequence of the Fall lies in broken relationships with God, with each other, with ourselves, and with creation. One of the incredible benefits of the gospel is that Jesus has made reconciliation possible! In this episode, Cameron and Anna explore this here-and-now, concrete benefit of the gospel of reconciliation–a gift we can experience in our relationships even now. R...

Being a parent can be isolating in any number of ways. In this episode of the Rooted Parent Podcast, Cameron and Anna discuss the enormous comfort believers derive from the continuous presence of Christ, who will never leave us or forsake us. Resources: How Union with Christ Makes Salvation Click For Students by Joshua Madl J-Curve and Being In Harvard or In Christ by Chelsea Kingston Erickson Joh...

In this episode, Cameron and Anna discuss the riches of the doctrine of adoption. If parents can begin to grasp the reality that we are in fact God's adopted children, we can disciple our own children out of the perfect parenting of our heavenly Father, rather than the imperfect parenting of our earthly parents. Taking hold of the riches of our adoption- our status, our belonging, and our secure b...

If Christian parents can begin to live out the truth that they have the righteousness of Christ and no longer have anything to prove, they will be free to love their children even more. In this episode of the Rooted Parent podcast, Cameron and Anna unpack the doctrine of justification. Of all the glorious benefits of our salvation (Psalm 103:2), justification is one of our favorites. The Seculosit...

In this special episode of the Rooted Parent podcast, Anna sports down with mother of two Sharonda Cooper to discuss her new devotional study, Wisdom for Parenting. The wisdom principles they discuss are applicable to parents at every stage of the parenting journey.  Sharonda Cooper serves as a content coordinator of women's initiatives at the Gospel Coalition. She holds two engineering degrees fr...

Dr. Michael Kruger joins Cameron and Anna to discuss the new family devotional he wrote with his wife, Melissa Kruger: The Good News Family Devotional: 52 Weeks Through the Gospel of Mark . Drawing on his experience as a father of three young adults, Dr. Kruger shares the beauty and the challenges of having a family devotion time. He also shares why they chose Mark for this study, and how this par...

In the 3rd episode of our Good Good News series, Cameron and Anna discuss the gospel benefit of regeneration. Regeneration is the name for God making us a new creation, whereby we are raised from spiritual death and made alive in Christ. This is good news for parents who cannot seem to change their child's behavior-- or their own, sometimes-- the Holy Spirit will change us from the inside out.  Ca...

In this episode of the Good Good News, Cameron and Anna continue to examine the benefits of the gospel for parents by taking a thoughtful look at the doctrine of God's foreknowledge—also referred to as election, calling, or predestination. Listen to discover how that is a "soothing comfort" for us as individuals and us as parents.  John 6:34 Romans 8:28 Philippians 2:12-13 Romans 9-10 Ephesians 1:...

Welcome to the 11th series of the Rooted Parent Podcast! Cameron and Anna will share with you the good good news of the gospel as it applies specifically to you as a mom or dad. Together we will examine facets of the gospel, such as adoption and regeneration, and discuss how those truths inherent to our salvation actually have real-world, practical implications in our daily lives raising children....

In this final episode of our Flourishing Parent series, Cameron and Anna come to the climactic "I Am" statement in the Gospel of John. When Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, he demonstrates his power over life and death, and his will to defeat death on our behalf. Knowing the overwhelming goodness of his love for us empowers us to wait when he does not change our circumstances, and shows parents...

Studies find that a majority of teenagers and young adults cite loneliness as one of their most painful problems. Longtime campus minister Shelby Abbott found this to be true among his students, so he wrote Why We're Feeling Lonely (And What We Can Do About It) (A Christian Guide for Gen Z on Relationships, Friendship, Community, Anxiety, Depression, and Healing Loneliness Through the Gospel) to a...

If there is one key thing Christian parents can "do" to facilitate flourishing for their children and themselves, it would be abiding in Christ. In this episode Cameron and Anna explore some of the riches of John 15, and how staying relationally connected to Jesus helps us to bear the fruit of the Spirit in our homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces. If there's a single key to the flourishing life i...

One of the greatest struggles humans have is with our pressing need to feel like we belong. We were created for fellowship and connection with God and others, so the desire for belonging is a proper human need that has been bent and twisted by sin. In this episode, Cameron and Anna discuss the fact that our basic desire is actually to belong to God, and then with others, and Jesus is the way into...

In this episode of our season "Lifegiving Parenthood," Cameron and Anna discuss the wonderful truth that our Good Shepherd Jesus guides parents through all the thousands of decisions, large and small, that we make on our children's behalf. When we feel burdened by the incessant choices we must make for our children-- and especially when we don't know what is best -- we can trust that Jesus delight...

In this workshop from the 2024 Rooted Conference in Dallas, Kristen Hatton unpacks the five P's of parenting to help parents become more self-aware, stay motivated toward their children, and lead their homes with gospel-centered purpose and hope. Kristen is a counselor who works with teenage girls, parents, and families. She’s the author of Parenting Ahead , Face Time , Get Your Story Straight , a...

In this special Christmas episode of the Rooted Parent Podcast, father and veteran youth pastor Syler Thomas join Cameron and Anna to discuss about the misadventures of Kevin McAllister and his family. They talk about parenting failures, regrets, and redemption, and how, because of Christ, we are not condemned for our shortcomings as moms and dads.    Home Alone: We are All Kevins by Matt Brown  ...

Continuing in our season, Lifegiving Parenthood, Cameron and Anna discuss how Jesus's promise that he is the Light of the World illuminates the path forward for parents in a dark and uncertain world. Just as light leads, reveals, guides, brightens, and encourages, Jesus is present with parents who want to lead their families well.   John 8:12-36 Exodus 12:21-22 Psalm 119:105   Follow us @rootedmin...

What do you think you actually want for your child? Answering the question reveals a lot about what drives our decisions as parents. In this episode, Cameron and Anna discuss how finding contentment and satisfaction in Christ can lead to a more abundant, meaningful life with your family.  Parents, Don't Treat The Bread of Life like Green Beans - Rooted Ministry Family Ministry Curriculum John 6:22...

In the second episode of our series  Lifegiving Parenthood , Cameron and Anna discuss the powerful name "I AM" that God shares with Moses. When Jesus calls himself "I AM," he is asserting his own divinity and union with the Father, and this is good, good news for parents indeed.   Colossians 1:15-17 Hebrews 1: 3 John 14:9 Exodus 3:1-14 John 8: 57-59  John 6:20 Isaiah 43:25 John 18:4-6   Follow us...

In this conversation with author Adam Griffin, Cameron and Anna explore the relief the gospel brings to exhausted, overwhelmed, weary parents. They lean into the truth that parents need the freedom of Christ and the fruit of the indwelling Holy Spirit in order to parent their children with joy and perseverance. Adam Griffin is a husband and father to 3 boys; he also is the lead pastor of Eastside...