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Our guest today is Nico Lang, a nonbinary journalist with over a decade of experience covering the transgender community's fight for equality. Their work has appeared in major publications, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, The New York Times, Vox, The Wall Street Journal, Salon, Harper's Bazaar, Time, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. We will discuss Nico's upcoming book AMERICAN TEENAGER: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. In the book, Nico tells the stories of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Ruby, Clint, Kylie, Augie and Jack -- all Americans, all teens, and all transgender & nonbinary. The teens hail from all corners of the country from California to Florida, from South Dakota to Texas. Each of their stories is almost a mini-book in itself. To write the book, Nico spent a year shadowing the seven families of these trans and gender non-confirming teens. They did hundreds of hours of interviews which included the young people themselves, their families, and the members of their diverse communities, While presenting poignant portraits of what it means to be a trans kid in the US today, Nico makes them visible and known to people who don't yet understand them, as well as a lifeline to other similar teens with the message that they are not alone. Nico has won a GLAAD Media Award,10 awards from the National Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA), and three awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, including the 2023 Online Journalist of the Year. They are also the first-ever recipient of the Visibility Award from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund. With co-host Brody Levesque  

Our guest today is Nico Lang, a nonbinary journalist with over a decade of experience covering the transgender community's fight for equality. Their work has appeared in major publications, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, The New York Times, Vox, The Wall Street Journal, Salon, Harper's Bazaar, Time, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. We will discuss Nico's upcoming book AMERICAN TEENAGER: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. In the book, Nico tells the stories of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Ruby, Clint, Kylie, Augie and Jack -- all Americans, all teens, and all transgender & nonbinary. The teens hail from all corners of the country from California to Florida, from South Dakota to Texas. Each of their stories is almost a mini-book in itself. To write the book, Nico spent a year shadowing the seven families of these trans and gender non-confirming teens. They did hundreds of hours of interviews which included the young people themselves, their families, and the members of their diverse communities, While presenting poignant portraits of what it means to be a trans kid in the US today, Nico makes them visible and known to people who don't yet understand them, as well as a lifeline to other similar teens with the message that they are not alone. Nico has won a GLAAD Media Award,10 awards from the National Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA), and three awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, including the 2023 Online Journalist of the Year. They are also the first-ever recipient of the Visibility Award from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund. With co-host Brody Levesque  

Welcome back to Challenges of Faith Radio Program. Has the U.S Teenager rejected God?The topics are from the Pew Resrach Center, Barna and Lifeway Research on Religion beliefs among American Teenagers, their Parents, and Place of Worship.Part 2 COFRP listeners. consist of 81% ladies and 17% men...1% non-binary and unidentified 1% .Ages 17@ 1%, 18-22 @ 1%, 23-27 @ 4%,  28-34 @ 18%, 35-44 @ 57%, 45-59 @ 10% and 60plus @ 9%... COFRP airs on Amazon Music, AntennaPod, Apple, Audacy, Audible, BTR,Castbox, Edifi, Fathom Fm, Fyyd Radio (DE) Himalaya Learning, iHeart Radio JAM, Padverb, Pandora, Player Fm, Podbay Fm, Podbean, Podtail, Podyssey, Radio Podcast Addict, Spotify, TSR, TuneIn Radio, Wave, Wisdom,  and more. COFRP was ranked 4th (Jan 2-March 8, 2024) and 5th (3/8- 7/1) among  the top 100 Christian podcast blog.feedspot.com/christian_podcasts/ COFRP info: Ph 305.902.4766 E-mail cofrp@protonmail.com Website :http://challengesoffaithradioprogram.com/

The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech. Social Media & Big Tech highlights for this week: FBI warns parents on sextortion; more teens are targeted Meta and Google spend $1M to fight New York child safety bills Two major hearings this week to discuss online safety bills An update on the TikTok divest-or-ban legislation Important update for parents related to our kids' access to fentanyl Contact your Representative in the House: Visit house.gov and enter ZIP code at the top right to find your representative Contact your Senators: Visit senate.gov and use the state drop down at the top of your screen Resources mentioned during this episode: Podcast interview --> Sextortion: Is your kid next? (with John DeMay) Podcast interview --> Sextortion and American Teenagers (with Titania Jordan) Podcast interview --> Protecting our kids from sextortion (with Paul Raffile) Press release --> FBI Warns Parents About Sextortion Media Link --> ABC 7 News Coverage of Snapchat Rally Check back on Fridays for everything that parents need to know about the platforms our children are spending hours on every day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scrolling2death/support

After all of the arguments and severed relationships that resulted from the elections of 2016 and 2020, here we are, doing it all over again. For all who are weary of the modern political climate, today's episode with Michael Wear is for you. Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution based in the nation's capital. A former White House and presidential campaign staffer, Wear has intimate knowledge of the political process and how Christians might engage it with hope. On this episode, Wear and Moore discuss Wear's new book, The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. They consider what a positive, spiritually formed vision for political engagement might be. Their conversation includes how to understand why Christians land on opposing sides of political issues. They explore what the Bible has to say about the government and talk about the role of pastors in politics. And they consider how the truth of the gospel can shape political participation in a broken world. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Michael Wear The Center for Christianity and Public Life The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life by Michael Wear Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America by Michael Wear “College-Educated Voters Are Ruining American Politics” by Eitan Harsh Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith “Spiritual Formation: What It Is, and How It Is Done” by Dallas Willard The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God by Dallas Willard Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology by James K. A. Smith Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to questions@russellmoore.com. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. “The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian is back with more tales about Jail School. We establish that American Teenagers are the meanest group of people, then Hamas, then Al-Qaeda.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Math and reading scores for American teens are the lowest they've been in more than 30 years, according to the Nation's Report Card. Yet teachers keep getting paid more for failing results.

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD) is our topic and Fr. Joey Odell is our guest. No orthodox Anglican would willfully participate in MTD, but some Anglican Priests are unwittingly using the vocabulary of this false teaching. Join us as Fr. Joey explains what MTD is and what we offer in response in priestly formation. Moralistic Therapeutic Deism – American Anglican Council The Theology of Jen Hatmaker, With Anne Kennedy—The Alisa Childers Podcast #52Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: The New American Religion - Albert Mohler Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith

Curtis talks with the “elder statesman” of Christian counseling, Dan Allender, about how therapy has influenced the American church - in much needed and also problematic ways. They explore how therapy has provided an important place for Christians to bring to Jesus the real, hard, and sometimes  traumatic realities of life - often in ways that the church could not. They also examine how “moralistic therapeutic deism” increasingly describes the actual civil religion of Americans.   For examples of great books by Dan and his lifelong friend, Tremper Longman III, consider these two classics: Bold Love and The Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal Our Deepest Questions About God.   For the original description of “moralistic therapeutic deism” as the religion of American youth, check out Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist Denton.   Sponsorship details for Good Faith can be found here.   

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In this episode, I discuss the findings from the Arizona Christian University's Cultural Research Center under the direction of Dr George Barna concerning "America's Most Popular Worldview" today. American Worldview Inventory 2021 Release #02 introduces "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism" as the most popular worldview in America today. Which sadly also means that many people seating in the church pews see the world through the lense of MDT. So What is it? Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD) is a worldview initially identified and named by sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton. They introduced their findings and conclusions in their book, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, published in 2005 and which was based on national research among the teenagers of the turn of the millennium. At that time Smith and Denton identified several core beliefs that characterized the thinking and behavior of the group. Those components included: • belief in a God who remains distant from people's lives • people are supposed to be good to each other (i.e., moral) • the universal purpose of life of being happy and feeling good about oneself • there are no absolute moral truths • God allows “good people” into Heaven • God places very limited demands on people. Consistent with other worldview research, the current Cultural Research Center findings confirm that even though those perspectives developed two decades ago, during the preteen years of that generation (a group we now call Millennials), they have held on to those beliefs as they have aged. That follows the well-established worldview developmental pattern. Research conducted by George Barna, and subsequently others, over the past quarter-century has shown that a person's worldview develops when they are very young, is refined during their teens and 20s, and then serves as a decision-making foundation for the duration of a person's life. Without conscious retraining, it is unlikely that worldview will change during a person's lifetime.-(https://www.arizonachristian.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CRC_AWVI2021_Release02_Digital_01_20210427.pdf) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/i61-exploits/message

This week on our nationally syndicated radio show, we talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel. His latest series for The New York Times takes a long look at the mental health crisis affecting American teenagers. This is not a tale of COVID disruption, although COVID has made it worse. This is a story of […]

The United States is experiencing an extreme teenage mental-health crisis. It is one of the most troubling and fascinating social phenomena in the country today. From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” rose from 26 percent to 44 percent, according to a new CDC study. This is the highest level of teenage sadness ever recorded. Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University, joins the podcast to explain why. Haidt is the author of The Righteous Mind, and the coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind. He and Derek debate the role of social media, the evolution of parenting, and the deep root of anxiety in modern life. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Jonathan Haidt Producer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is some good news -- potentially -- to report on the omicron variant: early lab data shows the current Pfizer COVID vaccines more-or-less hold up, but the key might getting that booster shot -- so we will go In Depth.What if we told you that a potential COVID infection could be knocked down..........by chewing some gum. Well, not just *any* gum ... but a kind laced with a special protein.And should we be feeling a little nervous today after a swarm of over 40 earthquakes struck off of Oregon's coast ... in an area that's infamous for big, destructive quakes?After a very violent 2020, several major cities are poised to go past last year's homicide total............and there are still three weeks to go in 2021. We'll look at the violent crime crisis.And then a crisis of a different kind: mental health among American teenagers .... rates of depression and suicide attempts are soaring.Then ... later on... brace yourselves for what could be one of the most expensive holiday seasons that we've seen. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is some good news -- potentially -- to report on the omicron variant: early lab data shows the current Pfizer COVID vaccines more-or-less hold up, but the key might getting that booster shot -- so we will go In Depth. What if we told you that a potential COVID infection could be knocked down..........by chewing some gum. Well, not just *any* gum ... but a kind laced with a special protein. And should we be feeling a little nervous today after a swarm of over 40 earthquakes struck off of Oregon's coast ... in an area that's infamous for big, destructive quakes? After a very violent 2020, several major cities are poised to go past last year's homicide total............and there are still three weeks to go in 2021. We'll look at the violent crime crisis. And then a crisis of a different kind: mental health among American teenagers .... rates of depression and suicide attempts are soaring. Then ... later on... brace yourselves for what could be one of the most expensive holiday seasons that we've seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism is the the worldview of many Millennials and Gen Z's. The term that was first introduced in the 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by the sociologist Christian Smith with Melinda Lundquist Denton. The term is used to describe what they consider to be the common beliefs among U.S. youths. How would you describe it? Moralistic therapeutic deism consists of: (1) A God exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth. (2) God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions. (3) The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself. (4) God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to resolve a problem. (5) Good people go to heaven when they die. Moralistic therapeutic deism is not a biblical view. In fact it has become a driving force for the kind of skepticism that leads many to deconstruct whatever faith they have. It is the product that is reflective of a weak discipleship in many churches that promotes an anti-intellectualism that avoids the questions about faith coming from the culture. Don't think the younger generation is not skeptical? Guess again. Today, these beliefs are a reflection of many Millenials and Gen Z young people and the catalytic beliefs for those who now declare themselves as Progressive Christians, or Nones, even atheists? Just recently, Sean McDowell posted an article entitled, "HOW SECULAR IS GEN Z? MORE THAN YOU MAY THINK." Have a comment about what you hear or a question? Email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com or go to my website at roblundberg.org. We would love to interact with you and answer your questions and offer a solution that will help you stem the tide in your church, your family or your group. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg/message

What do you do with research that doesn't match your opinion? You demonize it, of course. That shows how tolerant you are. Dr. Mark Regnerus is a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and a senior fellow at the Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture. The author of 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, his research and scholarly essays have appeared in media outlets as diverse as Slate and First Things. Dr. Regnerus' books include The Future of Christian Marriage (2020), Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy (2017), Premarital Sex In America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think About Marrying (2011), and Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion In The Lives of American Teenagers (2006). He and his wife Deeann have three children. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings & resources.

If you were to ask your young person who Jesus is, what kind of answer will you get? Many youth groups today are only focusing on the relationship and issues, and not on the intellect on why Christianity is true. Hence over the last couple of decades many Christians cannot answer some of the basic questions about what Christianity is all about and why it is true. In 2005 there was a seminal work by Christian Smith and Melissa Lundquist Denton entitled Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. The main finding in this work was that that American teenagers are incredibly inarticulate about their religious beliefs, and most are virtually unable to offer any serious theological understanding. On the Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob defines this moralistic therapeutic deism (MTD) from some the data from Smith and Lundquist, and explains how contemporary expressions of the Christianity are not reflecting a biblical understanding of Christianity to a post modern culture, let alone being prepared to engage the culture with the gospel of Christ. If you have any questions about what you have heard in this show today, please reach out to us and share you comments. You can reach us by email at realissueapologetics@yahoo.com. If you would more information about Rob, you can find that at https://roblundbergapologetics.com/about. You can also find him on his Youtube channel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg/message

This is the start of a brand new series, Competing Worldviews. Each episode we will take a look at a popular or en-vogue worldview experiment and respond as Christians. A Worldview experiment is not so much a fully-fleshed out religion but a way to approach the world spiritually. They are kind of like home-brew personal religious worldviews and yet a lot of people have these, even Christians sometimes. For this first episode we will be taking a look at some beliefs that have been observed in young people in America and named by researchers as Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Will this replace classic Christianity? Only time will tell. But we want to equip our listeners to know how a biblical Christian would respond to this and other Competing Worldviews.   SONG: Return, Return O Israel - Zak Kratzer (2020)   Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (2005) https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Searching-Religious-Spiritual-Teenagers/dp/0195384776

You’ve probably noticed that the views toward and practices of marriage have changed. But how? And how do Christian views and practices differ?That’s what Mark Regnerus set out to discover in a global study of Christians from across denominations. You’ll find the results in his new book, The Future of Christian Marriage, published by Oxford University Press. Mark is a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and author of many important books, including Cheap Sex and the Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy and Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers.You might not read a lot of sociology. But if you’re a church leader, you need to read this book. He put into words what I’ve observed but did not understand. He gave me context for the trends and a sense of urgency about the consequences.Mark found that marriage is no longer something Christians pursue in order to meet life goals. It’s something they aspire to do someday if life works out in the meantime. The result is far fewer marriages, of course. But this shift means a lot more, not only for Christian marriage, but for Christian ministry. Mark describes the intrusion of the market mentality into our homes, marriages, and bedrooms. He writes, “Our most intimate relationships are being treated as a means, often discarded, to attain those ends and acquisitions that have been most effectively marketed to us.”And what is the result for Christian marriage? Nothing good, Mark warns: “Young adults are offered no guidance about maturation, mortgages, or marriage—save for words of caution, counsel to delay, and cost-benefit evaluation.”Mark joins me on Gospelbound to discuss the “monumental, consequential, and subtle” shift in Christian marriage and way too many questions than I have time to ask. This episode of Gospelbound is brought to you by the Sing! Global Conference from modern hymn writers, Keith & Kristyn Getty. This four-day online event will bring together an array of more than 100 Christian leaders and artists from around the world like John Piper, Trip Lee, Joni Eareckson Tada, and David Platt, to examine how the songs of Scripture build deep believers in the 21st century. Register here by Tuesday, August 25, and save 20% with the code GOSPELBOUND.

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It's called Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD), and it has wormed its way into pretty much every aspect of western society, specially among younger generations. It has even worked its way into the church. In this episode, Bill Giovannetti, Travis Osborne, and Todd Skinner unpack MTD and what it means for today's youth culture, and for parents who want their kids to keep their faith. The term was coined after intensive research on the religious beliefs of American teenagers, and first appeared in: Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist Denton. Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, Oxford University Press, 2009. This religion is pervasive in high schools and colleges across the nation. It has also embedded itself in churches and youth groups. Smith and Denton sum up MTD in five key ideas: A god exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself. God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God isneeded to resolve a problem. Good people go to heaven when they die. It is probably the biggest threat to evangelical Christianity in America today. To Read More about Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: Article by Albert Mohler The Gospel Coalition Got Questions Thanks for listening! You can also help by... Sharing this episode! Leaving a review! For some apologetics training, check out Keep Your Faith in College, Bill's online apologetics course and coaching ministry.

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There's a false version of Christianity sweeping through North America today called moralistic therapeutic deism. Although you may have never heard this term, you are most likely familiar with its concepts and beliefs. On this week's episode, Emily and Bethany unpack moralistic therapeutic deism, discuss its problems, and refute it biblically.Find us on InstagramFind us on FacebookMain Points & Biblical Refutations:1. A god exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth.• Hebrews 13:20 - 21• Ephesians 5:15 - 172. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions.• 1 Peter 1:14 - 19• Ephesians 4:15 - 16• Isaiah 1:16 - 173. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself.• Romans 11:33 - 36• Revelation 4:9 - 114. God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to resolve a problem.• John 5:195. Good people go to heaven when they die.• Romans 3:21 - 24• Ephesians 2:4 - 9(Points are taken from "Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers" by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton.)Other Resources:• What is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD)? (Got Questions)• Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: Not Just a Problem with Youth Ministry (The Gospel Coalition)• Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (Theology Gals Podcast)

Just because the Bible records something doesn't mean it condones it. Slide: Hospitality is one of the outward evidences of the inward work of the Gospel. Slide: A reminder: God's design for sex is intimate, precious, and holy. Slide: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (“Soul Searching: The Religious Lives of American Teenagers” 2005) A god exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself. God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to resolve a problem. Good people go to heaven when they die. Slide: In other words…religion exists to build me up and make my life better Slide: Christian atheism (Craig Groschel, 2010): “believing in God but living as though He does not exist” Slide: We may believe in God. We may desire to be blessed by Him. But do we truly want Him? Do we truly know Him? Slide: Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by [their] deeds they deny [Him,] being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed. Slide: Matt. 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven [will enter.] 22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' Activity: How Well Do I Know God? _ I struggle to believe that God loves me. _ I feel disconnected from God. _ I pray when I need help, but I don't routinely spend time with God. _ I feel trapped in a cycle of shame about my past. _ I don't feel much need or desire to read the Bible. _ I believe in God, but I can't say I prioritize my life around Him. _ My belief in God doesn't seem to keep me from worrying almost all of the time. _ I don't experience worship or express praise to God in my daily life. _ I find it almost impossible to forgive people who have hurt me. _ My sense of security is impacted more by how I am doing financially than by how I am doing spiritually. _ I'm not sure my heart breaks for the things that break the heart of God. _ I tend to diminish or overlook my sins and failures rather than grieving them. _ I don't often experience a passionate desire to please God. _ It feels like a long time since I've heard God's voice or experienced God's leading in my life. _ I often feel God is not fair. _ It's rare for me to feel completely surrendered to God. Most of the time, I'm not even sure I want to be. _ I make most of my own decisions without submitting them to God's Word. Here's the encouragement: Slide: If we seek Him, we will find Him! [Jer 29:13 NASB] 13 'You will seek Me and find [Me] when you search for Me with all your heart. [Pro 8:17 NASB] 17 "I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. [Act 17:26-27 NASB] 26 and He made from one [man] every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined [their] appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; [Jas 4:8 NASB] 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. [Heb 11:6 NASB] 6 And without faith it is impossible to please [Him,] for he who comes to God must believe that He is and [that] He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. [Rom 10:13 NASB] 13 for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

Children and the church. Children in the church.  It's complicated, especially with music in the mix. Join Anita Smallin and me as we discuss how to welcome our littlest sisters and brothers in worship services. About Anita Smallin Anita is the Youth and Family Ministry Director at Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Bethesda, Maryland. She holds a master's degree in Children, Youth, and Family Ministry from Luther Seminary. She is part of the ELCA Disability Ministry Team. Music and the Church Update A quick update on Music and the Church: I'm moving the podcast to a monthly schedule. Last year I released 27 episodes (awesome! also: whew!). This year, I need to make space for other exciting projects, while also maintaining quality for Music and the Church. So look for episodes once a month! Enjoying this podcast episode? Click here to find other Music and the Church episodes, or subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Resources We Mentioned Anita's blog, with stats on how much time youth leaders like her spend with children in their churchesAugsburg Fortress Splash!Soul Searching: The Religious an Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith and Melina Lungquist DentonWhirl and Spark Story Bibles Share This Podcast If you enjoy this podcast, please consider sharing it with your friends who love church music. It's the best way for them to find the show!

Klopp's gegenpressing Liverpool is a game away from the biggest crown in club soccer, so naturally we discuss whether the USMNT should adopt a full-throttle pressing style. Then we get into the virtues and drawbacks of USL versus going to Europe and joining an academy, and round up some of the past weekend's action. 0:30 gegenpressing and the USMNT (we're already doing some of it) 29:30 Carleton, Llanez and whether they should play in USL or join a U19 side in Europe 43:30 Yanks roundup (Amon, Hayes, Durkin, Pulisic, McKennie, Wood, Brooks, Johannsson)

Are atheists uniformly dedicated to truth and evidence, to rational thought and logic? Might there be a hidden causal factor at play in more cases than one would imagine? Psychologist and researcher Dr. Paul Vitz thinks so. It’s fatherlessness. His latest book, Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, sets forth the case that abusive, absent, or weak fathers very often provide the psychological soil from which atheist weeds are more likely to fester. Using example after example of leading atheists (start the list with Nietzsche, Hume, Sartre, Russell, Camus, Freud, and the so-called New Atheists Dennett, Dawkins, and Hitchens), Vitz reviews the basic life biography and finds a “father wound” in one degree or another.   The Patrick Coffin Show is 100% listener supported. Help us keep our show independent and unfiltered. Consider supporting our work with a one-time or recurring donation HERE. Are atheists uniformly dedicated to truth and evidence, to rational thought and logic? Might there be a hidden causal factor at play in more cases than one would imagine? Psychologist and researcher Dr. Paul Vitz thinks so. It’s fatherlessness. His latest book, Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, sets forth the case that abusive, absent, or weak fathers very often provide the psychological soil from which atheist weeds are more likely to fester. Using example after example of leading atheists (start the list with Nietzsche, Hume, Sartre, Russell, Camus, Freud, and the so-called New Atheists Dennett, Dawkins, and Hitchens), Vitz reviews the basic life biography and finds a “father wound” in one degree or another. He doesn’t reduce atheism to a pop psych theory (not all atheists share the same experience of an abusive father, and, besides, human beings are complex) but he carefully traces the atheists own words and the ways in which their respective intellectual journies led them to reject God—the Father. It’s a fascinating read. And, as you’ll soon find out, Dr. Vitz is a fascinating guest. In this interview, you will learn: Why Sigmund Freud was right in asserting that God is “an exalted father,” but not in the way Freud believed How the memories of even a long deceased father can influence your faith perspective Why Jesus called God Father and not Mother The reasons why Vitz did a control group comparison of philosophers and other writers of the same era and social backgrounds who had warm, close relationships with their father—and how their spiritual outlook differed from the atheist group Why “public atheists” (those devoted to writing and debating their atheism) is overwhelmingly a male phenomenon Why, when women leave a relationship with God they usually don’t become atheists, but they form a new relationship: yogi, guru, New Age community, goddess worship, etc.   Resources mentioned in this episode: Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, by Paul C. Vitz Surprised By Joy: The Shape Of My Early Life,  by C.S. Lewis The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism by Edward Feser My Father, Bertrand Russell by Katherine Tait Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers  by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton       Tweet to Patrick HERE Follow Patrick on Facebook HERE Check out the store HERE Sign up for our Inside Scoop newsletter with the best of The Patrick Coffin Show each week.

Episode Notes The Invention and Effects of American Adolescence - the teenager of the baby boom.

The Lunch Duty team, including its superb interns Julia Burns and Maya Young, covered the pop-up art museum with the catchy acronym MoCAT. A conversation between art teacher and Lunch Duty producer Tom Doyle starts an episode that includes interviews of artists Sophie Cobb and Jay Zimmer. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Montgomery County, Maryland staged this three week art show at the end of 2017 and presented richly varied and socially oriented art by teenagers about the intensity of their lives in our rapidly changing world. If you missed the show in Bethesda, check out Lunch Duty’s first on-the-sport coverage of an event.

Dawoud Bey presents photographs from his recent book Class Pictures: Portraits of American Teenagers and discusses his work with David Travis, chair of the Department of Photography. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.