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Debra Fileta – bio
TrueLoveDates.com
AACC.net – American Association of Christian Counselors
Focus on the Family’s Counseling Services and Referrals
How to Use Your Head to Guard Your Heart: A 3(D) Guide to Making Responsible Media Choices by Walt Mueller
Related Media Discernment Resources
3(D) Review of Ed Sheeran’s song and music video “Shape Of You”
“Shape of You” music video
CPYU Parent Page

Books Mentioned or Recommended:
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True Love Dates: Your Indispensable Guide to Finding the Love of your Life by Debra Fileta

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

TonyReinke.com
Desiring God
Desiring God – Tony Reinke bio
Six Ways Your iPhone Is Changing You: An Interview with David Wells and Douglas Groothius – An Authors on the Line podcast interview from Tony Reinke
Common Sense Media – The Common Sense Census: Media Use By Tweens and Teens
Common Sense Media – The Common Sense Census: Plugged-In Parents Of Tweens and Teens
Digital Kids Initiative
Average smartphone user checks device 221 times a day, according to research
The Mere Presence of Your Smartphone Reduces Brain Power, Study Shows – “Brain Drain” Research
Denzel Washington on fake news and information overload – BBC News
Your Smartphone Is Neither a Cancer, nor a Cure-All – Christianity Today review of Tony Reinke’s book 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
circle with Disney – The new way for families to manage content and time across all devices
Harvard revokes admission to at least 10 students for offensive Facebook posts
Guilty Verdict for Young Woman Who Urged Friend to Kill Himself

Books Mentioned or Recommended:

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The Next Story: Faith, Friends, Family, and the Digital World by Tim Challies
The Courage to Be Protestant: Reformation Faith in Today’s World by David Wells
Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less Each Other by Sherry Turkle
Miscellanies by Jonathan Edwards
The Happiness Effect: How Social Media Is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost by Donna Freitas
The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch

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Presbyterian Church at New Providence
Mike Flavin
Ted Jordan
Youth Specialties
National Youth Workers Convention
Rooted Youth Ministry
The Gospel Coalition
Henri Nouwen books

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Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide edited by Cameron Cole and Jon Nielson
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue by Edwin H. Friedman

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PhilipMonroe.com
Dr. Phil Monroe
Biblical Theological Seminary
Diane Langberg PhD and Associates
Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright (Time Magazine article)
Does trusting God remove anxiety? (blog post by Dr. Phil Monroe)
American Bible Society
Trauma Healing Institute from the American Bible Society
Healing the Wounds of Trauma from the American Bible Society’s Trauma Healing Institute
National Institute of Mental Health

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The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch that Changed My Life by Rick Ankiel and Tim Brown
The Meaning of Anxiety by Rollo May
Free From OCD: A Workbook for Teens with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Timothy A. Sisemore Ph.D.
The End of Worry: Why We Worry and How to Stop by Rob Waller and Will Van der Hart
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies To Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tiny Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

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Duffy Robbins
Marv Penner
If It Feels Right… – David Brooks Article
Americans Hold Record Liberal Views on Most Moral Issues – Gallup Poll
CPYU Seminars

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The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap Between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness by Kevin DeYoung
The Road to Character by David Brooks
Church Discipline That Heals: Putting Costly Love Into Action by John White and Ken Blue

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DonnaFreitas.com

CPYU’s Digital Kids Initiative

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13 Reasons Why, and Its Unintended Consequences, by Brooke Fox, LCSW
13 Reasons Why Talking Points
See The Signs
“13 Reasons Why”… Looking for True North
A Parents’ Guide to Cyberbullying
A Parents’ Primer on Social Networking

Related Podcasts:
EPISODE 05: “WHEN CRISIS HITS” WITH RICH VAN PELT
EPISODE 12: “SUFFERING, TRAUMA AND ABUSE” WITH DR. DIANE LANGBERG
EPISODE 08: “THE DIGITAL PLAYGROUND AND THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY” WITH AMY FLAVIN
EPISODE 17: “LEARNING FROM EDUCATORS” WITH KARA TWINING AND BARRY FERGUSON

Books Recommended:
Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors by Karen Mason
A Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers In Crisis by Rich Van Pelt and Jim Hancock
The Youth Worker’s Guide to Helping Teenagers In Crisis by Rich Van Pelt and Jim Hancock
Help! My Kids Are Hurting by Marv Penner
When Life Goes Dark: Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression by Richard Winter
CPYU’s 3(D) Guide Media Discernment Resource was mentioned… but is currently out-of-stock as a redesign is under way. The new and updated product will be available soon.

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Links to news stories mentioned in the podcast:
‘Missing Richard Simmons’ And The Nature Of Being Known
More Teens Turning Their Backs on Tanning Beds: CDC
How to talk to your children about sex abuse’ early and often’
Are Teenagers Replacing Drugs With Smartphones?
Converse Film Shows Why the Chuck Taylor Is Forever a Youth Culture Staple
Your iPhone’s dirtier than a toilet – and so are these other everyday items

Other resources and links:
Leslie Leyland Fields – leslieleylandfields.com
Leslie Leyland Fields seminars
Leslie Leyland Fields books
The Myth of the Perfect Parent: Why the best parenting techniques don’t produce Christian children – article by Leslie Leyland Fields for Christianity Today

Books Mentioned or Recommended:
Parenting Is Your Highest Calling: And 8 Other Myths That Trap Us in Worry and Guilt by Leslie Leyland Fields

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Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas by Leslie Leyland Fields
Surviving The Island of Grace: Life on the Wild Edge of America by Leslie Leyland Fields
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg

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Harvest USA
Ellen Dykas – bio
Dan Wilson – bio (scroll down on the page for bio)
The Student Outreach
Harvest USA Website – Transgenderism Resources
Harvest USA blog – Transgenderism Topic
The Christian Research Journal
Ellen’s Transgender Article : “The Unending Bending of Gender: Helpful or Harmful?” is found in this issue, which is available for purchase through their website.
Equip.org
The Gospel Coalition
Steve Garber
The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation & Culture
Tim Keller’s analogy of the Gay Anglo-Saxon Warrior (or Viking, as mentioned in the podcast), to the best of our knowledge,  is attributed to his book Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism, pg 135-136

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Parents warned about friendship app for teens
Report: A quarter of teenagers who use e-cigarettes have tried ‘dripping’
Beyond Sex Ed: How To Talk To Teens About Love
AAA study identifies top three deadly teenage driving mistakes
6 Types of Technology to Track Your Teen Driver
Shed a Tear for Carson Daly, Because Today’s Teens Don’t Even Know What TRL Is

Other resources and links:
Wayne Rice – waynerice.com
The Legacy Coalition
Legacy Grandparenting Summit
Youth Specialties
The Story of YS
National Youth Workers Convention
Youth For Christ – Campus Life
Young Life
Christian Endeavor
Wittenburg Door
Babylon Bee
Brush Arbor Band

International Bluegrass Music Awards Show
The Bluegrass Special Radio Show
AWANA

Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J. M. Nouwen
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God by Dallas Richard
A Tribe Apart: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescence by Patricia Hersch
Family-Based Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries
Reinventing Youth Ministry (Again): From Bells and Whistles to Flesh and Blood by Wayne Rice

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Keep an eye on your teen’s texting and know the secret lingo Related: CPYU’s Digital Kids Initiative Text Acronyms Handout
Micro-dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love
Tinder introduces ‘dating’ Virtual Reality headset for two
Doctors told not to call pregnant women ‘mothers’ over fears they might offend transgender people
Metallica’s James Hetfield Narrates Documentary About Impact of Pornography Addiction
Should My Child Have A Cellphone? Appropriate Ages And Stages Of Use

Other resources and links:
Sherri Nee – on LinkedIn

College Church Connection

Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning by Derek Melleby
Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith In Your Kids by Kara Powell and Dr. Chap Clark
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church… and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnaman
The Slow Fade by Reggie Joiner, Chuck Bomar & Abbie Smith
Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks

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Gun violence keeps rising in PG-13 movies, study says
The ugly truth Behind Pretty Pictures
Ciara Addresses Her and Russell Wilson’s Decision to Practice Abstinence: “It’s Important to Have Standards”
Survey Shows Youth Sports Specialization Accelerating
In Social Media Age, Young Cops Get Trained For Real-Life Conversation
Heavy alcohol use in adolescence alters brain electrical activity

“Refiner’s Fire” by Denise Gater and her personal reflections:

Refiner’s Fire by Denise Gater

His Golden Girl—Personal Thoughts

After five years of basking in my inner healing and letting it seep deeply into my heart through painting, the trial of lupus entered my life. This trial directly touched several vulnerable areas all at once, reviving deep struggles of the past I thought I had overcome. The effects of the lupus began to reveal things in my heart that disturbed me greatly. I found myself back in a fiery trial that was agonizingly difficult and increasingly intense. It became clear that I had to surrender daily and die to self even more than I had in the past.

Although the race marked out for each of us is different and the trials will vary from person to person, I’m beginning to think the process we must all go through is similar if we want to truly be a disciple of Jesus and follow Him. I described my struggle to my sister, Amy, feeling as though I was in the Refiner’s fire. She had an immediate response. She remembered when our local newspaper had called me the “Golden Girl” after I had won the Pan American Games in diving many years before. She said, “God is bringing what happened in the physical to pass now in the spiritual realm.” He was making me His Golden Girl! It was a beautiful thought, which touched and encouraged me deeply.

After Amy’s words, I immediately recalled a song by Misty Edwards called, “Fling Wide.” I remembered praying that song with all my heart after the Lord completed my inner healing. I wanted the Lord to have His way with me, whatever that looked like. My diagnosis of lupus had come on the heels of that prayer.

In the midst of that fire, I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit and felt a deep resolve within, knowing what I must do. I knew I must fix my eyes and mind on Jesus, cling to Him, trust Him, and fully surrender to Him in the fire. There was no other place to go.

I am still a work in process. Aren’t we all? I still have a tendency to slip back into this struggle on occasion, but my times of weakness are less frequent with each passing day. I want to be His Golden Girl and to have Him say to me when I reach Heaven, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21). Don’t you?

Denise is working on publishing her story under the working title Hope for Wounded Hearts.

Other resources and links:
Common Sense Media
YoungLife

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Links to news stories mentioned in the podcast:
University of Washington could offer course in ‘BS’
Are Teens Replacing Drugs With Social Media?
Live Video Grows as Platform to Broadcast Violence
Yikes! In the US, parenting now costs $233K per child
NBA will consider shortening games due to millennial attention spans
The growing teen epidemic: Stress

Other resources and links:
Monitoring the Future study
Common Sense Media and The Common Sense Census: Media Use By Tweens and Teens
Why some 13-year-olds check social media 100 times a day
The Power of the Like in Adolescence: Effects of Peer Influence on Neural and Behavior Responses to Social Media
Sexual Jump Start: Diving Into “The Big Talk” seminar presented by Walt Mueller and Jason Soucinek

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Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven M. Tipton
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
How (NOT) to be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor by James K. A. Smith
Divine Sex: A Compelling Vision for Christian Relationships in a Hypersexualized Age by Jonathan Grant
Impossible People: Christian Courage and the Struggle for the Soul of Civilization by Os Guinness

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Commons committee to study health effects of violent online pornography
MTV’s New Chief on His Strategy to Lure Millennials
American Dream collapsing for young adults, as odds plunge that children will earn more than their parents
Budweiser Targets Youth Culture With a New Clothing Line at PacSun
Today’s teens are way better behaved than you were
Teen use of any illicit drug other than marijuana at new low, same true for alcohol (Monitoring the Future website here)

Other resources and links:
Scotty Smith – Twitter
Scotty’s blog on The Gospel Coalition
“God’s Story” by David Arms
“God’s Story” narrative
More works of art by David Arms

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Books by Scotty Smith:
Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to Gospel-Centered Faith by Scotty Smith
Every Season Prayers: Gospel-Centered Prayers for the Whole of Life by Scotty Smith
Speechless: Living In Awe of God’s Disruptive Grace by Steven Curtis Chapman and Scotty Smith

Other books mentioned:
Come Back, Barbara by C. John Miller & Barbara Miller Juliani (this title is available in the CPYU Resource Center here)
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller
Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
The Heart of a Servant Leader by C. John Miller

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Steve Turner – bio
L’Abri Fellowship International

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Books by Steve Turner:
Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year
Hungry for Heaven: Rock and Roll and the Search for Redemption
Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts
Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media and Entertainment
A Hard Days Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
U2 Rattle & Hum: The Official Book of the U2 Movie (coauthored with Peter Williams)
The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend
The Band That Played On: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic

Other books mentioned:
An Exposition of Romans, 14 Volumes by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Shadow of the Almight: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot
The God Who Is There: The Book That Makes Sense Out of Your World by Francis A. Schaeffer
The Dust of Death: The Sixties Counterculture and how it Changed America Forever by Os Guinness
Images of Man: A Critique of the Contemporary Cinema by Donald J. Drew
The Christian Mind: How Should a Christian Think? by Harry Blamires

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STD Cases In Florida, On The Rise, What Does This Mean?
How much time do parents spend on screens? As much as their teens
“Backpack Challenge” is the new teen craze taking over social media
CDC Study Says Teen Virgins Are Healthier
This American Life: Duty Calls
We now date six people at once, study claims

Other resources and links:
Mike Gaffney – Facebook, LinkedIn
Young Life
Young Life College
Songs and Creations (Yo Tar and related products from Yohann Anderson)
Nielsen Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions (2015 list)
Episode 25: “Sexuality and More” with Dale Kuehne
CPYU Parent Page
CPYU Spanish Language Resources (more on the way!)
The 2017 Christian Reading Challenge from Tim Challies

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The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life Into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus
Modern Romance: An Investigation by Aziz Ansari

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Later, laptop! More people are working from their smartphones
Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study
Technically a virgin? Teens feel oral sex doesn’t lead to virginity loss: Study
Sexual harassment prevalent among adolescent students, study finds
New study shows suicide rates in adolescents are increasing
Distracted Teen Drivers… A Helpful Infographic

Other resources and links:
Terry Linhart – website, bio
@terrylinhart (Twitter)
37 The Podcast
Bethel College
Teaching the Next Generations: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching Christian Formation

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Teaching the Next Generations: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching Christian Formation Edited by Terry Linhart
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way by Gary A. Parrett and J.I. Packer
Shaping the Spiritual Lives of Students: A Guide for Youth Workers, Pastors and Campus Ministers by Richard. R. Dunn
Evangelism Remixed: Empowering Students for Courageous and Contagious Faith by Dave Rahn
In The Name Of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen
Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation by M. Robert Mulholland
Other authors/works mentioned:
Eugene Peterson

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Op-ed: Without good sex ed, Utah’s youths head to porn sites for info
You won’t believe what some students blow school loan money on
The 30 Most Influential Teens
Meet CoverGirl’s New Cover Boy
Shoplifting and the Teen Girl
“Drunkorexia” a disturbing trend on college campuses

Other resources and links:
Dale Kuehne, Ph.D. – bio
Saint Anselm College
Project Six19
Sexual Integrity Initiative
The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again
QIdeas
Alpha
Alpha Marriage Courses

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Sex and the iWorld: Rethinking Relationship beyond an Age of Individualism by Dale S. Kuehne
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
Liquid Love by Zygmunt Bauman
Love in the Western World by Denis de Rougemont
Other authors/works mentioned:
Mark Regnerus
Michel Houellebecq

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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

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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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Few older adolescents meet recommended levels of physical activity
9-Year-Old Boy Graduates High School and Starts College, Wants to Become Astrophysicist: ‘I Want to Prove That God Does Exist’
Teenage brain on social media
Satanic Temple brings ‘After School Satan Club’ to Portland school
4 tips for talking to your teens about drugs and alcohol
Bottle flipping becomes the rage with middle schoolers

Other resources and links:
Crystal Kirgiss – bio and website
Purdue University
Young Life
Youth Specialties
The Youth Cartel
Parents’ Guide to Navigating Puberty
Lou Malnati’s Pizza in Chicago
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis audiobook

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In Search of Adolescence: A New Look at an Old Idea by Crystal Kirgiss
Adolescence by G. Stanley Hall
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Like Dew Your Youth: Growing Up with Your Teenager by Eugene Peterson (not mentioned on air, but added by Cyrstal after!)

For more books on adolescent development, including books like The Space Between: A Parent’s Guide to Teenage Development by Walt Mueller, Teenage Girls by Ginny Olson, Teenage Guys by Steve Gerali, and others, visit the CPYU Resource Center.

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