Keeping It Young

Dave and Bethlie discuss the book And The Bride Wore White. And The Bride Wore White takes the "purity talk" to a whole new level. Dannah Gresh is conversational, humorous, vulnerable, and frank, all while supporting every point with Scripture. Reading the book is like hearing from a loving big sister. It's written for high school through college aged girls, and we recommend that moms and their girls (or youth pastor's wives and teen girls) read it together. Charity and I read it together, and we had some great conversations. Be advised that Dannah is careful but frank about cultural struggles and purity issues. If we're being honest, our children, even if we feel they are totally protected from outside influences, are hearing what our world has to say about sexuality. It is worth it to prepare them with truth for the lies that our culture presents. Dannah is also open and honest (again, carefully) about her own purity failure as a teen. My fear when I first picked up the book, was that it would present her "fall" or "struggle" in such a way that it would give license to sexual sin because, after all, that's what grace is for, right? But that is not at all Dannah's heart. Her desire is to keep girls from the shattering heartache and years of guilt and shame that Satan and our world never promises, but always delivers. The book also addresses how to allow the Lord to free you from sexual sin and to live in victory and healing grace. *Charity told me that she felt the frankness of the book is needed to make sure every area of purity is well-covered and there is no room for "loop-hole" mentality. She said, "Mrs. Gresh makes sure she tells you every area that is wrong." Chapter Titles Include: And the Bride Wore White: Deciding to Live a Lifestyle of Purity Satan's Big Fat Sex Lies: Learning to Recognize the Truth Satan's Biggest, Fattest Sex Lie: Resisting the Lure to Sin Breakin' Up is Hard to Do: Breaking off Sinful Relationships in Three Steps Purity is a Process: Defining Innocence and Purity Purity Dreams of Its Future: Envisioning a Godly Husband Purity is Governed by Its Value: Discovering Your Value in God's Eyes Discovering Your Value in the Eyes of Others Purity Speaks Boldly: Preparing Your Tongue for Dates Purity Loves Its Creator at any Cost: Pursuing a Love Relationship with Jesus Purity Embraces Wise Guidance Inviting your Parents into Your love Life Purity Watches Burning Flames: Finding M.O.R.E. to Help You Each chapter begins with a testimony from a teen or college student who is walking or learning to walk in purity. One of the teen girls to whom I gave this book said that those testimonials really spoke to her. Every Chapter also begins with Scripture, the very first passage being Titus 2:11-13, "For the Grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;" And so chapter one starts with saying NO to ungodliness and worldly lust, but emphasizing that we cannot maintain that purity on our own. Every chapter ends with a reflection prompt allowing the reader to journal some ways that the Lord is convicting or encouraging them.

Join Dave and Bethlie as they look at Psalm 107. Get in the spirit of thanksgiving together. Happy Thanksgiving and thank you SO much for listening to the Keeping It Young Podcast!

In this episode, Dave and Bethlie discuss "Good Pictures Bad Pictures," a critical resource for porn-proofing today's young kids in an age where internet pornography is accessible, affordable, anonymous, and aggressively seeking out our children. This book provides parents with practical tools and age-appropriate language to help children develop their own internal filter against harmful content before they're exposed to it. We'll explore why protecting our kids from pornography is essential and how this book equips families with a proactive plan to address one of the most dangerous threats facing children today. About the chapters Chapter 1 defines pornography Chapter 2 defines addiction Chapter 3 discusses the "feeling brain" (as opposed to the "thinking brain") Chapter 4 discusses the "thinking brain" Chapter 5 discusses how to put the two together Chapter 6 My brains attraction center Chapter 7 How Porn tries the brain into an addiction Chapter 8 A CAN DO plan Chapter 9 Escaping the poison of pornography About the CAN DO plan

Part 4 in the series on the book The DNA of Parent-Teen Relationships. Chapter 5. How to Argue with Teenagers and Come Out as Closer Friends Chapter 7 Democracy can bring responsibility to your home

Part 3 in the series on the book The DNA of Parent-Teen Relationships. Chapter 6 Finding the Best solution to any conflict Chapter 7 Democracy can bring responsibility to your home

Dave and Bethlie continue their series on the book The DNA of Parent-Teen Relationships. Chapter 5. How to Argue with Teenagers and Come Out as Closer Friends

We're taking a break from our book study this week and focusing on a very important topic in our society. During this season of high emotions in our country, join Dave and Bethlie as they look at emotions and personality from a Biblical standpoint. This episode originally aired on episode 142.

Dave and Bethlie begin a new series on the book The DNA of Parent-Teen Relationships. This is a great book about navigating the teen years. I love the quotes that are at the beginning of each chapter: Any adult who behaves the way that teenagers behave would be judged as certifiably insane. Ana Freud In no order of things is adolescence the simple time of life. -Jean Erskine Stewart Fifty years from now it will not matter what kind of car you drove, what kind of house you lived in, how much you had in your bank account, or what your clothes looked like. But the world may be a little better because you were important in the life of a child. -anonymous Many of the others are verses. Here are some of the subjects he tackles: Chapter Three - Keeping Anger Levels Low

Join Dave and Bethlie discuss as they discuss part 2 of thei 4th book in this series. Solving Marriage Problems by Jay E. Adams. Part 2 Chapter 5 - More Unbiblical concepts about marriage Chapter 6 deals with handling Stubborn Habits that wreck a marriage Chapter 7 deals with communication Chapter 10

Dave and Bethlie discuss the 4th book in this series. Solving Marriage Problems by Jay E. Adams. Chapter 1 p. 2. Husbands and wives must grow as individuals in conformity to Christ in order to be compatible with each other. What this book is all about? Chapter 3 - What causes Marriage Problems? Chapter 4 - UnBiblical Concepts about Marriage

Join Dave and Bethlie as they discuss the third book in this series entitled Books That Can Help and Why. This series they'll be discussing Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman.

Dave and Bethlie continue their multi-part series on the book Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp. Part 4 5. The rod defined - p. 104 6. The Rod clarified 7. The Rod objected

Dave and Bethlie continue their multi-part series on the book Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp. PART 3 4. His comments about the ROD are really good in chapter 11 4. The rod’s function

PART 2 3. Some important quotes stand out! 4. His comments about the ROD are really good in chapter 11

Join Dave and Bethlie as they embark on this multi-part series on the book Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp. What is the point of the book? It is written to parents with children of any age and provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child’s heart into the paths of life. Several things stand out in Part 1

Join Dave and Bethlie as they continue a study on a few select chapters of the book Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage by Charles Shoemaker. PART 2 5. Chapter 5 Conflict Resolution

Join Dave and Bethlie as they begin a study on a few select chapters of the book Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage by Charles Shoemaker. Here's the notes from this episode.

We reached back into the archives and pulled out a very special episode that Dave and Bethlie did back in season 2. Pray for Pastor Dave as he recovers from a pretty nasty cold. In this special episode, Dave and Bethlie Young tackle the critical issue of internet pornography and its impact on families. They share alarming statistics about pornography exposure among children and teens, including that 93% of boys and 62% of girls are exposed to internet porn before age 18, with the average first exposure occurring at age 11. Pornography has become "aggressive" - actively seeking out children rather than requiring them to search for it. No family is exempt from this challenge, whether homeschooled, Christian schooled, or public schooled. If you'd like more information regarding this please visit https://www.covenanteyes.com/ and use the promo code dnbyoung.

Thanks for joining us for part 2 of this series entitlted, "The Family Altar." If you've listened to Keeping It Young for long, you've probably heard Dave refer to the "family altar" but what exactly does he mean when he says that? 7. How do you do it? 8. Final thoughts: You can’t do it if you aren’t what you should be as a parent If you are growing and taking steps to be right, get started Links: Want to hear Pastor Dave Young preach? Westwood Baptist Church Westwood Baptist Church Podcast

If you've listened to Keeping It Young for long, you've probably heard Dave refer to the "family altar" but what exactly does he mean when he says that? The next few episodes will explain exactly what he means! In this episode, you heard Dave and Bethlie reference a past episode on Deuteronomy 6. Here is the link to part 1 of that 7 episode series. Here are the notes from today's episode. The Family Altar The term “family altar” speaks to a time when the leader of the home gathers the family together to focus on God. Why is the family altar important? God says so – that’s why! Here are just a few of the examples of God’s stance on the family altar: Why should we have one? Links: Want to hear Pastor Dave Young preach? Westwood Baptist Church Westwood Baptist Church Podcast