Episode 209: “Wood” by Taylor Swift – A Media Discernment Discussion with Youth Workers
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:CPYU Research Fellows3(D) Review: “Wood” by Taylor Swift“Wood” song lyricsHow to Make a Pop StarHow to Use…
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3(D) Review: “Wood” by Taylor Swift
Download the full 3(D) Review here. Background/summary: Taylor Swift, pop star and darling of kids young and old alike, released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on October 3rd, 2025. The upbeat 12-track album is said…
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Episode 95: “Reframing Dating for Students” with Foster Toft
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.RSS FEED – click here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:Kyle Hoffsmith (website)Old North Church (Kyle’s church)Foster Toft (Bethel Church Indiana)Three Biblical Truths…
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Do Your Kids Have Friends?
Because we have been made for relationships, it’s important that our kids develop healthy friendships where they learn how to relate to others, how to play together, and how to solve conflicts. The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on…
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3(D) Review: “APT.” by Rosé & Bruno Mars
Released in October of 2024, this catchy pop-punk duet from 28-year-old Korean K-pop star, Rosé, and Grammy-winning singer Bruno Mars, won “Song of the Year” at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. This lead single from Rose’s debut studio…
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The Relational Power of Thank You
“Be sure to look them in the eye and say please and thank you.” If you grew up in home like mine, you constantly heard those words from your mother as she was training you to be kind and polite…
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Teens and the Need for Relationships
One of the most beautiful and telling aspects of the Genesis Creation narrative relates to the importance of relationships. In Genesis one twenty-six we read these words, “Then God said, ‘Let US make man in OUR image.” The God who…
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