Get to know Kirstin Tyner | Middles Lead

This week we get to know Kirstin Tyner, our Middles Lead, ultimate youth and family camp game designer extraordinaire, wife to Jason and mom to two pretty great teen boys. What’s your name, where do you live, how long have you been at Roots Church? Kirstin Tyner –...

How do I pursue Christian maturity

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog titled “What does Christian maturity look like?” that described the goal we ought to be aiming for as Christians. And I said that it has to do with growing “in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet....

Meet the Farnes!

This week, we get to know Josh and Mandy Farnes, our hospitality leads at Roots Church, but that is not all they do in service to the church. Their servant hands carry many things throughout the life of the church and in the lives of the people in it. Q: What’s your...

What does Christian maturity look like?

When you go on a hike, it helps to know your destination: are you hiking to an alpine lake, to a waterfall, to a viewpoint? This not only provides motivation to keep going, but also lets you know what to be looking for as you get closer. If you are ascending elevation...

The value of theological triage

I wanted to flesh out a concept I mentioned at our member meeting Sunday, and which I think is very important. That is the need to distinguish between more significant and less significant doctrines. Of course, all truth and all statements about God are important. But...

8 quotes from Jonathan Leeman’s Authority

I have recommended Jonathan Leeman’s book Authority a number of times, most recently in connection with our look at Ephesians 5 and the authority of husbands. I wanted to give some of the best quotes from the book, to give you a taste and perhaps whet your appetite to...

Review of The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood

As a pastor and teacher, I want to not only read books supporting my convictions, but also ones that present opposing viewpoints. I don’t assume whatever theological “camps” or positions I align with get everything right; I know that I am susceptible to reading my own...

We can trust the truth and authority of our Bibles

In preparation for our upcoming series through the Old Testament book of Genesis, our sermon Sunday responded to the question, “Why read the Old Testament?” In showing that the OT is God’s word (and thus pure as well as powerful and life-giving), I made a couple quick...