The Living Youth Podcast

As protests related to the war in Gaza continue on many college campuses, it's important that we think clearly about them. What's going on with these protests? What are they achieving, if anything? And what do we do, as followers of Jesus Christ, when confronted with heartbreaking images in our news feeds? Join us today as we ask and answer important questions about the protests.

This week we talk with Mr. Phil Sena, friend of the podcast, and address a listener's question about keeping the Sabbath. We hope you enjoy it and that your next Sabbath is all the more delightful for what you hear!

Society does not sufficiently appreciate wives and mothers, constantly pressing women to seek satisfaction in other roles. In this week's episode, we respond to a young listener's request and discuss how women reflect their Creator in those roles He designed for them to fulfill.

What is the difference between Passover and the Night to Be Much Observed? Good question! In this episode, we take a look and recommend a great article by the late John Ogwyn on the topic for your Spring Holy Day preparations.

The total solar eclipse last week was quite a sight to behold! This week, we discuss the eclipse and some of the biblically oriented thoughts that might come to us in moments like these, when the heavens declare God's glory a little more loudly than usual. Join us!

Today, we invite Mr. Rod McNair to join us in answering a listener's question: What does it mean to love and respect other people? Do love and respect depend on other people's actions? Or are they unconditional? Join us!

Today, we take a page from one of our Season 1 episodes and take turns talking about things we know now that we wish we'd known when we were teens and young adults. Listen and learn!

Science fiction is still popular, as recent box-office results illustrate. But indulging in fiction of any sort requires us to keep our biblical worldview in place and our biblically thinking brains engaged, with sci-fi, as a genre, presenting some special challenges in this regard. Today, we talk about that and hope you'll join us!

This week we tackle a collection of short questions from listeners: Why are Sabbath services structured the way they are? How do we relate to people outside the Church? And how do we discern God's will? We hope to do more Q&A Potpourri episodes in the future, so let us know what you think!

The Alabama Supreme Court decision in February 2024, declaring embryos created for purposes of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to be children has generated shockwaves in the political realm and is exposing just how much what is right or wrong is grounded in little more than emotion and what our hearts tell us. But how will we think about such things if we are biblically minded? Listen and find out.

It's the beginning of a new month—a great time to begin reading a chapter of Proverbs every day! Today we discuss four proverbs that have had an impact on both of us, in the hopes we can inspire you to give it a shot.

An atheist confesses that her conviction God does not exist is grounded in her blind faith decision when she was six years old. But what she has to say should prompt us to explore the relationship between faith and evidence—something she gets wrong, as do so many others. Let's explore the topic together.

A biblical view of marriage recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal* recently, and it's worth spending time with. This week, we examine the soulmate myth and explain the better alternative for thinking about marriage. * We accidentally call it the New York Times in the podcast. So sorry! We'll try to mention a correction in the next episode!

Your friends will have a powerful impact and influence on you. In this week's episode, we look at some biblical passages that can help us understand how to choose our friends wisely.

This week, we look at how to think biblically about conspiracy theories. In these days of information overload, ideas are thrown at us from all angles—and whether they are true or false, the principles we apply when confronted by them are always the same.

On today's podcast, we get to know Mr. Stuart Wachowicz, Regional Director of the Living Church of God in Canada, while he is visiting in Charlotte this week. We grill him a bit on the state of education today and explore steps young people can take to secure their own success amid declining educational standards.

It's been a sobering week of the sort that Ecclesiastes 7 highlights as an opportunity to reflect and learn. So today, we ponder the Apostle Paul's statement in 1 Thessalonians 4:13 that Christians do not grieve in the way others do. We hope you find it helpful. On the Living Youth website, you will find related sermons.

With special guest Mr. Mark Sandor, we look at a poll that claims the British Empire was the worst empire in history. Weighing facts with a clear head is an important part of thinking critically—and biblically! Listen in and learn with us.

We welcome Mr. Phil Sena to the podcast once again, this time to talk about three ways to honor your parents. We also discuss what honoring your parents means as you mature and begin building a family of your own. We hope you enjoy it!

When it comes to sports, the lessons a young Christian can learn are great! Yet, so are the opportunities to lose perspective. Today, we welcome Mr. Barry Walker from Canada as he helps us to think in a godly way about sports.