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May 5, 2025 72 mins

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This week Think Deeper returns with a look at the question of whether Christian teens should go to prom, whether parents should allow it, and the place of rites of passage in young people's growth.

5:25 - our answers and making the "steel man" case for prom
11:45 - is this a Romans 14 issue, a matter of opinion?
17:30 - parents' responsibility to their children
22:47 - statistics that shed light on the prom experience
30:13 - is modesty conditional?
36:30 - answering arguments
40:45 - what about formal banquets and prom alternatives?
53:55 - what other rites of passage might be useful for young people?
1:07:00 - THINK FAST! Tariffs and living with less

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

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Chapters

  • (00:05:25) - our answers and making the "steel man" case for prom
  • (00:11:45) - is this a Romans 14 issue, a matter of opinion?
  • (00:17:30) - parents' responsibility to their children
  • (00:22:47) - statistics that shed light on the prom experience
  • (00:30:13) - is modesty conditional?
  • (00:36:30) - answering arguments
  • (00:40:45) - what about formal banquets and prom alternatives?
  • (00:53:55) - what other rites of passage might be useful for young people?
  • (01:07:00) - THINK FAST! Tariffs and living with less
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