Keeping It Young

Keeping It Young

A weekly podcast hosted by Dave and Bethlie Young who have spoken to thousands of people across America and around the world. Their heart is to encourage, direct, and strengthen your marriage, family, and ministry life. You will find humor, helpful teaching, and great encouragement. Join them each week as together they share Biblical and practical insights.

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July 27, 2025 22 mins

Thanks for joining us for part 2 of this series entitlted, "The Family Altar." If you've listened to Keeping It Young for long, you've probably heard Dave refer to the "family altar" but what exactly does he mean when he says that? 

 

7.  How do you do it?

    1. Schedule it
      1. John R. Rice had family altar after breakfast each morning.
        1. Read Scripture out loud as a family
        2. Each one praye...
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If you've listened to Keeping It Young for long, you've probably heard Dave refer to the "family altar" but what exactly does he mean when he says that? The next few episodes will explain exactly what he means!

In this episode, you heard Dave and Bethlie reference a past episode on Deuteronomy 6.

Here is the link to part 1 of that 7 episode series.

Here are the notes from today's episode.

The Family Altar

  1. What is a family alta...
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July 13, 2025 27 mins

We conclude this series this week with Part 3. To make it easier for you to remember the outline for the last two weeks we've included all three weeks below. 

Part 1

  1. It is hard.
    1. Life is busy all by itself, but caring for aging parents doubles or triples the load.
    2. Some parents are pretty much on their own all the way through life, but others need lots of help and care.  
  2. A...
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July 6, 2025 24 mins

Part 2

Caring for aging parents is hard! Dave and Bethlie discuss practical ways you navigate these difficult times.  If you are in this season, or will be in this season, we trust this content will be a help.  If you know of someone who could use this, please share it. 

 

4. It needs to be a WE affair and not a ME affair

    1. Get everyone involved
      1. ...
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June 29, 2025 20 mins

Caring for aging parents is hard! Dave and Bethlie discuss practical ways you navigate these difficult times.  If you are in this season, or will be in this season, we trust this content will be a help.  If you know of someone who could use this, please share it.  \

Caring for Aging Parents

  1. It is hard.
    1. Life is busy all by itself, but caring for aging parents doubles or triples the load.
    2. Some parents are pretty much on the...
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Join Dave and Bethlie as they discuss medication and the role it plays in their home.

  • Try exercise
  • Try counsel
  • Try meditation
  • Try lifestyle changes
  • Try prayer
  • Try family changes
  • Try training
  • Try spanking
    • Spanking is a simple method of amplifying the consequences of negative behavior at a time when the negative behavior is not as BIG of a deal

If you choose to use medication, use them sparingly

Small doses

Sho...

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Join Dave and Bethlie as they discuss medication and the role it plays in their home.

Want to hear Pastor Dave Young preach?

Westwood Baptist Church

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1.  Meds and special needs: often asked question and often commented matter (both for and against)

    1. Meds are here to stay

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Do you know someone who could benefit from this series?  Will you share this episode with a friend?

Interested in attending the 2025 Special Education Summit? Click Here for more details.

Thanks for joining us!  See you next week.

 

  1. Take aways from Renea’s session (Episode 265 adn 266
    1. Have Faith in God
    2. Get all the help you can get
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For this special episode Dave and Bethlie invite you to join them for part 2 of 2 of the 2024 Special Education Summit hosted by Tabernacle Christian School in Hickory North Carolina.  The speaker is Renee Gamble and you will not want to miss her talk!

Do you know someone who could benefit from this series?  Will you share this episode with a friend?

Interested in attending the 2025 Special Education Summit? Click Here for more det...

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For this special episode Dave and Bethlie invite you to join them for part 1 of 2 of the 2024 Special Education Summit hosted by Tabernacle Christian School in Hickory North Carolina.  The speaker is Renee Gamble and you will not want to miss her talk!

Do you know someone who could benefit from this series?  Will you share this episode with a friend?

Interested in attending the 2025 Special Education Summit?  Click Here for more d...

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Thanks for joining us for Part 4 of our series on Raising A Child with Special Needs.

If you missed parts 1 and 2, and 3  here are the links:

Part 1

Defining special needs

Part 2

1) Recognize that "special needs" vary in scope and demand

2) Recognize that special ...

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Thanks for joining us for Part 3 of our series on Raising A Child with Special Needs.

If you missed parts 1 and 2 here are the links:

Part 1

Defining special needs

Part 2

1) Recognize that "special needs" vary in scope and demand

2) Recognize that special needs are nothin...

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Thanks for joining us for Part 2 of our series on Raising A Child with Special Needs.

But first..Dave and Bethlie answer a question from a listener.

"What do yall recommend to do for family devotions with a 2 year old, and even how often?"

  1. Make family devotions simple and easy
    1. Read to<...
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Dave and Bethlie are BACK! 

In today's episode Dave and Bethlie tackle a very important question from a listener about how to train a 3 year old with a big imagination to not lie.  

Later on in the episode Dave and Bethlie begin their series on raising a child with special needs.

Thanks for joining us and enjoy this episode!

 

Question from a listen...

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The last few weeks Dave and Bethlie are taking an important break in order to focus on moving into their new home and also to enable them freedom to serve their community as it continues to deal with the recent tornados that negatively impacted their town of Poplar Bluff. They will resume normal programming very soon. 

In the meantime, please enjoy this rewind episode which is part 3 of a series entitled The Challenging Seasons of ...

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For the next few weeks Dave and Bethlie are taking an important break in order to focus on moving into their new home and also to enable them freedom to serve their community as it continues to deal with the recent tornados that negatively impacted their town of Poplar Bluff. They will resume normal programming very soon. 

In the meantime, please enjoy this rewind episode which is part 2 of a series entitled The Challenging Seasons...

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For the next few weeks Dave and Bethlie are taking an important break in order to focus on moving into their new home and also to enable them freedom to serve their community as it continues to deal with the recent tornados that negatively impacted their town of Poplar Bluff. They will resume normal programming very soon. 

In the meantime, please enjoy this rewind episode which is part 1 of a series entitled The Challenging Seasons...

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Join Dave and Bethlie as the discuss a sensitive yet prevalent issue in our culture today.  

What do you do when your child has been caught viewing porn?

  1. Be thankful for the "caught"
  2. Be matter of fact
  3. Begin the conversation
  1. What happened?
  2. How long has this been happening?
  3. Read more
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Part 3:

3.  Be wise in your approach

    1. Questions that should be asked before a relationship becomes serious
      1. Not all of these are deal breakers, but they need wise examination and counsel
      2. Your spiritual testimony
        1. No Unequal yoke with someone who is not a believer
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Join Dave and Bethlie for part 2 of this series on Thoughts for Singles About Finding A Spouse.

Here is the book Dave and Bethlie recommends Get Married by Brad Wilcox

 

2. Be Practical In Your Approach

  1. Be open to dating
  2. Be friendly
  3. Be where other singles are
  4. Be preparing
  5. Be more Biblical than cultural
    1. Focus on Character (more than image)
    2. Focus on prepared
  6. Be willing to ask for help
  7. Allow others to set up dates
  8. As...
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