What We Wish We'd Known #2
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!
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 93
The Living Youth Podcast
The Living Youth Podcast helps teens and young adults think biblically about culture and current events. It’s hosted by Wallace Smith and John Robinson.
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The Pros and Cons of Science Fiction
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!
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 92
Q&A Potpourri!
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!
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 91
IVF and Emotion-Based Morals
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.
Mar 08, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 90
Read the Proverbs!
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.
Mar 01, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 89
An Atheist's Confession of Blind Faith
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.
Feb 23, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Soulmate or Family-First?
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!
Feb 16, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Choosing Your Friends Wisely
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.
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 86
Conspiracy Thinking (or Not Thinking)
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.
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 85
A Visit with Mr. Stuart Wachowicz!
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.
Jan 26, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 84
What Does It Mean to “Not Grieve as Others Do”?
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.
Jan 19, 2024•54 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Was the British Empire the Worst Ever?
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.
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 82
How to Honor Your Parents—with Mr. Phil Sena!
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!
Jan 05, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 81
Sports and the Young Christian—with Mr. Barry Walker
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.
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 80
A Future of Hope—with Mr. Gerald Weston!
It’s a privilege this week to have Mr. Gerald Weston on the podcast to talk about having the right perspective on the future and why teens and young adults can rest their hopes in what God has in store for them.
Dec 22, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 79
A Tale of Two Godzillas
Well, one of us saw a movie recently! With both America and Japan taking cinema's most famous "big lizard" out for a spin, we talk about the differences in their approaches and try to model biblically shaped thinking and perspective when processing the offerings of pop culture.
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 78
Girlboss, Soft Girl, Trad Wife, or ...?
Social archetypes are shoved onto young women from all sides—moving from "fashionable" to "cringy" so fast they might make your head spin. Today, we take a look at the Girlboss idea, the Soft Girl era that wants to replace it, and the Trad Wife phenomenon, and then consider what God says a young woman should actually aim for. It might surprise you!
Dec 09, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 77
Israel & Gaza: Keeping a Clear Head
Today we discuss some of the temptations and misunderstandings that you might come across as you listen to the news about the Israel-Gaza conflict. A lot of people want young minds on their side—keep yours on God’s.
Dec 02, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 76
Why Counsel Before Getting Engaged?
When you hear "pre-engagement counseling," you might ask yourself: Why would I want to counsel with a minister before I get engaged? Yet, if you're thinking biblically, it makes perfect sense. Join us as we talk about it on this week's episode.
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 75
All About the COE—Again!
The Council of Elders meetings just ended yesterday, and so many of you liked our podcast about what those are like we thought we’d do another one! We hope you enjoy it.
Nov 10, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 74
"Who Gets into Heaven?"
Our tongue-in-cheek title refers to an attention-getting conversation featured by the Daily Wire between conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Barron. Shapiro's question and Barron's answer both reveal tempting misunderstandings you can't afford to make. Let's crack open our Bibles and take a look!
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Phil Sena on Growing Up in the Church
What a privilege to have Mr. Phil Sena visit this week! At our request, he sits down with us, talks about his history growing up in the Church, and gives some helpful advice about processing dramatic happenings in the news (like we see around us right now).
Oct 27, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Looking Forward to the Millennium
As we all gear up to head out to our Feast of Tabernacles sites, we wanted to take some time and ponder some things we look forward to changing about the world in the Millennium under the reign of Jesus Christ. Listen in, then start your own conversation. And have a happy Feast!
Sep 27, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 71
A New Year of Living Ed—with Jonathan McNair!
Before he leaves for the Feast of Tabernacles, we had Mr. Jonathan McNair in the studio to talk about the new year of Living Education, as well as LE resources that are available to all of our members everywhere!
Sep 20, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Behind the Scenes of FOT Planning with Mr. Rod McNair!
Before we all sing that first hymn on opening night of this year's Feast of Tabernacles, it's helpful to know that a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to make that night—and the eight days that follow—possible for all of us. Join us today as we chat with Mr. Rod McNair, Assistant Director of Church Administration, and get the scoop on what it takes to make our Feast observances happen—and hopefully get inspired to pitch in yourself!
Sep 15, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Feast of Tabernacles Memories
A pleasantly laid-back podcast this week, as we pause to reflect on favorite memories of Feast of Tabernacles past and encourage you to plan on making wonderful memories yourself this coming Feast.
Sep 08, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Is the Door Closed?
A common refrain from some who once knew better is that the "door" to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is now closed until Jesus Christ's return and that we should focus on "preparing the bride." But is this true? It's not. In fact, seeking to reach the world with God's truth is essential to the health of the Body of Christ—including its growth as Christ's bride. On today's program, we talk about why. Because that door is very much still open!
Aug 25, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Reject Fake "Tate" Masculinity (Part 2)
In this week's episode, we conclude our discussion of God's design of men and masculinity, contrasting it against the fake masculinity on offer from too many hucksters out there.
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Reject Fake "Tate" Masculinity
The assault on masculinity and the so-called "patriarchy" in the public arena has left many young men looking for guidance. Too many turn to online "heroes" who offer a fake caricature of masculinity that is contrary to God's original design for how men are supposed to be men. Today‚ we look at the difference and talk about what it means to embrace the kind of masculinity God intended.
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Talking Camp with Mr. Gerald Weston
LYP Teen Camp 2023 is over! Today, we sit down with the camp director and our presiding evangelist, Mr. Gerald Weston, to talk about how camp went and to ask him to explain some of the principles and values that drive our approach to serving our teenagers each summer at the camps. If you've ever wanted to know why we do what we do when we do camp, this is your episode!
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 64
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