Welcome to Youth Culture Matters, a podcast from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. We’re taking a short break from recording new episodes, so for the next few weeks of summer we’ll be highlighting episodes from our archive. Today’s episode begins with some fun banter about baseball, appropriate with the 2020 season about to get underway, and concludes with a very helpful conversation with James K. A. Smith and his book You Are What You Love. Listen in to a replay of Episode 24: “Liturgies, Our Loves and our Habits” with James K. A. Smith. This episode was originally released on November 21, 2016.

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Links to news stories mentioned in the podcast:
Why all kids should see Anthony Rizzo apologize to MLB umpire
Mixing energy drinks, alcohol may affect adolescent brains like cocaine
Panasonic’s smart mirror finds your flaws, prints makeup to fix them
This is what football can do to a child’s brain after just one season
New Study Finds 15 Percent of 6th Graders Commit Cyber Abuse
Docs lay out media recommendations for kids, teens

Other resources and links:
James K. A. Smith – website
James K. A. Smith – bio
Calvin College
Comment Magazine
Project Six19
Common Sense Media – Family Media Agreement
Christian Reformed Church
Robert Weller and the Ancient Future Church

Books Mentioned:
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Books by James K. A. Smith:
You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works
Letters to a Young Calvinist: An Invitation to the Reformed Tradition
Discipleship in the Present Tense: Reflections on Faith and Culture

Other books mentioned:
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives by Dallas Willard
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God by Dallas Willard
Celebration Of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Foster
Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens by Dorothy Bass and Don C. Richter
Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church by Kenda Creasy Dean
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith
Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults by Christian Smith and Patricia Snell

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Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:

Karen Mason
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Preventing Suicide Book Bites Video Discussion
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Trends of Suicidal Behaviors Among High School Students in the United States: 1991-2017
Suicide is growing health crisis for African American youth
The Changing Characteristics of African-American Adolescent Suicides, 2001-2017
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU

BOOKS MENTIONED
Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors by Karen Mason
Preaching Hope in Darkness: Help for Pastors in Addressing Suicide from the Pulpit by Scott M. Gibson and Karen Mason

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Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:

Grove City College
Duffy Robbins
Takedown of Online Education
@gospel.vision on Instagram
Ministry to Emerging Generations – Doctor of Ministry Track at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU

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Geneva College
Dr. Calvin L. Troup
Dr. Melinda Stephens
Anthony Turner
Jamie Swank
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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Mike McGarry
South Shore Baptist Church: Hingham, MA
Thanos to Theos podcast (on Rooted Ministry website) @thanostotheos (Twitter) @thanostotheos (Instagram)
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry: Teenagers in the Life of the Church by Michael McGarry
Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus In Digital Babylon by David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock

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Doug Franklin
LeaderTreks
Moving from Programming to Pastoring (blog from Doug Franklin)
Free Youth Ministry Resources for COVID-19 (from LeaderTreks)
Take Up Your Cross (Infographic from LeaderTreks)
John Perritt
Reformed Youth Ministries
Free Bible Studies (from RYM)
Podcasts (from RYM)
Cameron Cole
Rooted Ministry
Coronavirus Resources (from Rooted)
Tony Souder
Pray for Me Campaign
Episode 57: “Deep Youth Ministry” with Cameron Cole, Mike McGarry, and Kevin Yi
Episode 69: “Hope” with Cameron and Lauren Cole
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy by Cameron Cole
Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren
The Book of Common Prayer

CPYU Reading Discussion Group on Facebook

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Michael J. Cusick
Restoring The Soul
Restoring The Soul Podcast
Porn site allows Italians to watch all its content for free during the country’s coronavirus lockdown
Sexual Integrity Initiative
Children and Pornography Fact Sheet
A Parents’ Primer on Internet Pornography
Project Six19

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Surfing For God: Discovering The Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle by Michael John Cusick
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender by Christopher West
2 Books by Curt Thompson (The Soul of Shame and Anatomy of the Soul)
Addiction & Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions by Gerald G. May
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

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Carl R. Trueman – bio
David “Duffy” Robbins – bio
Grove City College
Deaths Delayed (article by Carl Trueman)
First Things
Mortification of Spin (podcast co-hosted by Carl Trueman)
Carl Trueman videos on YouTube
Kes (movie based on the novel Kestrel for a Knave)
Celebrity Pastor: Indecent Exposure?
Family TableTalk (Free daily devotional for families from CPYU)
Resources During Coronavirus Pandemic
April Parent Page

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Various books by Carl Trueman
The Book of Common Prayer
Various works of Martin Luther
Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas
The Practice of Piety by Lewis Bayly
A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
The Highwayman a poem by Alfred Noyes

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Julie Lowe
Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation
Blog posts from Julie Lowe
When Bad Things Happen: Confronting Our Fears for the Future (General Session Audio of Julie Lowe at CCEF’s 2019 National Conference) – Currently FREE!
CCEF on Facebook
Helping Your Anxious Child – Article by Julie Lowe in The Journal of Biblical Counseling
CCEF Podcasts
CCEF YouTube Channel
Resources During Coronavirus Pandemic
April Parent Page

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Helping Your Anxious Child: What to Do When Worries Get Big by Julie Lowe
Child Proof: Parenting by Faith, Not Formula by Julie Lowe
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle
A Student’s Guide to Anxiety by Edward T. Welch
When People Are Big And God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Edward T. Welch
A Small Book For The Anxious Heart: Meditations On Fear, Worry, And Trust by Edward T. Welch
What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care? Answers to the Big Questions of Life by Edward T. Welch

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Ed Welch
Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation
John Perritt
Reformed Youth Ministries
Resources During Coronavirus Pandemic
Peace in Times of Suffering and Uncertainty from Tim Keller and Gospel in Life

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
A Student’s Guide to Anxiety by Edward T. Welch
When People Are Big And God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Edward T. Welch
A Small Book For The Anxious Heart: Meditations On Fear, Worry, And Trust by Edward T. Welch
What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care? Answers to the Big Questions of Life by Edward T. Welch
Other books by Edward T. Welch
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones

CPYU Reading Discussion Group on Facebook

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Chelsea Erickson
First Congregational Church of Hamilton
Kyle Hoffsmith
Old North Church
Kevin Yi
Church Everyday
Rooted
Coronavirus Resources from Rooted
Rooted Ministry on YouTube
Helping Students Redeem the Time During Quarantine by Chelsea Erickson
Sustaining Your Youth Ministry During a Global Pandemic by Kevin Yi
The Unique Ministry Opportunity in the Coronavirus Tragedy by Cameron Cole
Parenting with Patience in a Pandemic by Chap Bettis
CPYU Parent Page
CPYU’s Media Discernment Resources
Love in the Time of Coronavirus: A Guide for Christian Leaders by Andy Crouch
Zoom
Ligonier Ministries
The Gospel Coalition
TGC Courses by The Gospel Coalition
What Is the Gospel? from TGC Courses
Sean McDowell
Covenant Theological Seminary
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
The New City Catechism
Video Resources from The New City Catechism
Free Resources for Your Stay at Home during COVID-19 from Crossway
Episode 69: “Hope” with Cameron and Lauren Cole

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy by Cameron Cole
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert
Who Is Jesus? by Greg Gilbert
J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life by Paul E. Miller
What Happens After I Die? by Michael Allen Rogers
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God by Dallas Willard

CPYU Reading Discussion Group on Facebook

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Kyle Hoffsmith
Old North Church
Matt Kim
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Episode 46: “Should We Use Someone Else’s Talk or Sermon?” with Scott Gibson
Pastors and Plagiarism
Bible Hub
Logos
Daily Dose of Greek
Daily Dose of Hebrew
Daily Dose of Latin

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
A Little Book For New Preachers: Why and How to Study Homiletics by Matthew D. Kim
Preaching with Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the People Who Hear Our Sermons by Matthew D. Kim
Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching by Matthew D. Kim and Daniel Wong
The NIV Application Commentary by various authors
Tyndale Commentaries Complete Set by various authors
70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know by Matthew Richard Schlimm
The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms by Timothy Keller and Kathy Keller
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World by Rosaria Butterfield

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Donna Freitas, Ph.D. – website (featuring her bio, books, and speaking opportunities)
Freshmen Give Up Cellphones for One Week
‘It’s Really Refreshing And Relaxing’: College Students Say Ditching Their Smartphones For A Week Changed Their Lives
‘Life Unplugged’: College Professor Making Students Give UP Smartphones For A Week To Test Addiction
What is the importance of ‘unplugging’ from social media and technology? (Dr. Donna Freitas on her research for the book The Happiness Effect)
Like? Social Media and Happiness – Dr. Donna Freitas (Video Presentation on YouTube)
Dr. Donna Freitas on Hookup Culture (Video on YouTube)
The Common Sense Census
How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day (TED Talk from Tristan Harris)
Connected, but alone? (Ted Talk from Sherry Turkle)
Human Contact Is Now A Luxury Good

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
The Happiness Effect: How Social Media Is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost by Donna Freitas
Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America’s College Campuses by Donna Freitas
How to Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle

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Dr. Leonard Sax – website
Dr. Leonard Sax – bio
Dr. Leonard Sax – books
Dr. Leonard Sax – contact
The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens, 2019
Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators
Christian Smith

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups by Leonard Sax, MD, PhD
Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls by Leonard Sax, MD, PhD
Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Leonard Sax, MD, PhD
Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences by Leonard Sax, MD, PhD
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

CPYU Reading Discussion Group on Facebook

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Os Guinness – website
Os Guinness – bio
Os Guinness – books

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Carpe Diem Redeemed: Seizing the Day, Discerning The Times by Os Guinness
Carpe Diem Regained : The Vanishing Art of Seizing The Day by Roman Krznaric
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle
The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch

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Christopher Yuan – website
Christopher Yuan – bio
Chelsea Erickson – bio
Rooted
First Congregational Church of Hamilton
Project Six19
Sexual Integrity Initiative
Why ‘God and the Gay Christian’ Is Wrong About the Bible and Same-Sex Relationships (article for Christianity Today by Christopher Yuan)
CPYU Reading Discussion Group on Facebook

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story by Christopher Yuan
Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God. A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope by Christopher Yuan & Angela Yuan
Various books by Rosaria Butterfield
The Meaning of Sex: Christian Ethics and the Moral Life by Dennis P. Hollinger
God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation by Andreas J. Kostenberger, David W. Jones
A Biblical Theology of Singleness by Barry Danylak
Redeeming Singleness: How the Storyline of Scripture Affirms the Single Life by Barry Danylak
Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality by Nancy R. Pearcey
God and the Transgender Debate: What Does the Bible Actually Say About Gender Identity? by Andrew T. Walker
Transgender: Christian Compassion, Convictions and Wisdom for Today’s Big Issues by Vaughan Roberts
Is God anti-gay? And Other Questions About Homosexuality, The Bible and Same-Sex Attraction by Sam Allberry

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Faith for Exiles
Mark Matlock
David Kinnaman
Barna
Episode 92: “Recovering a Proper Understanding of Work” with Luke Bobo
Made to Flourish
WorkWell
CPYU Reading Discussion Group on Facebook

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon by David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church … and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnaman
Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity … and Why It Matters by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… And Others Don’t by Jim Collins
Fertile Ground: Faith and Work Field Guide for Youth Pastors edited by Luke Bobo

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David Ayers
Grove City College
Current Sexual Practices of Evangelical Teens and Young Adults
Institute for Family Studies
Sexual Integrity Initiative
Project Six19
The General Social Survey
National Survey of Family Growth
Partway Gay?
Harvest USA
Passport 2 Purity
CPYU Helpful Handout – Roo: Planned Parenthood’s 24/7 Teen Sex Educator
CPYU Helpful Handout – Roo: Questions And Answers

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Christian Marriage: A Comprehensive Introduction by David Ayers
Gods of the Upper Air: How A Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century by Charles King

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Luke Bobo
Made To Flourish
The Francis Schaeffer Institute at Covenant Theological Seminary

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Fertile Ground: Faith and Work (Field Guide) For Youth Pastors edited by Luke Bobo
Living Salty and Light-filled Lives in the Workplace by Luke Bobo
A Layperson’s Guide to Biblical Interpretation: A Means to Know the Personal God by Luke Bobo
Race, Economics, and Apologetics: Is There a Connection? by Luke Bobo
Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in a Digital Babylon by David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock
Whatever You Do: Six Foundations for an Integrated Life, Made to Flourish edited by Luke Bobo
Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will by Kevin DeYoung
God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life by Gene Veith
Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work by Tom Nelson
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work by Timothy Keller

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Tyler Maland
Concussion Legacy Foundation
Sheila Mueller
Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis (book resources)
Head Games (Documentary… watch on Amazon Prime)
Tackle Can Wait
Tackle Can Wait (PSA Video)
Duration of American football play and chronic traumatic encephalopathy
The aftermath of boxing
Study Raises Fresh Dementia Concerns From Playing Pro Soccer
Team Up Speak Up
Concussion Legacy Foundation Helpline
Post-Concussion Syndrome Resources
This is PCS: Family Support for Concussions (video)
CTE Resources
Playing Tackle Football Before 12 Is Tied to Brain Problems Later
Teen concussions and mental illness: Is youth contact sport worth the risk?
Concussion Often Hits Elementary School Kids, Too
Study finds routine hits playing football cause damage to the brain
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti (HBO Film)
CPYU Reading/Discussion Group on Facebook

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis by Christopher Nowinski

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