Keeping It Young

Dave and Bethlie begin a new series on the book  The DNA of Parent-Teen Relationships.

This is a great book about navigating the teen years.

I love the quotes that are at the beginning of each chapter:

Any adult who behaves the way that teenagers ...

Join Dave and Bethlie discuss as they discuss part 2 of thei 4th book in this series. Solving Marriage Problems by Jay E. Adams.

Part 2

Chapter 5 - More Unbiblical concepts about marriage

1. One's priorities must change radically with marriage.  
2. Marriage is a commitment to become a new person.

Chapter 6 deals with handling Stubborn Habits that wreck a marriage

1. A ...

Dave and Bethlie discuss the 4th book in this series. Solving Marriage Problems by Jay E. Adams.

Chapter 1

p. 2. Husbands and wives must grow as individuals in conformity to Christ in order to be compatible with each other.

What this book is all about?

1. Marriage problems of all sorts.
2. Causes of these problems
3. Ways of detecting, categorizing, naming and describing problems in a biblical manner.
4. Ways of reaching biblical solutio...

Join Dave and Bethlie as they discuss the third book in this series entitled Books That Can Help and Why. This series they'll be discussing Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman.

1. About the author
   1. Dr. Leman is a psychologist and best-selling author
   2. He is also a radio and tv personality 
   3. He is a speaker
2. About the book
   1. Dr. Leman says that sex is about the quality of your...

Dave and Bethlie continue their  multi-part series on the book Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp.

Part 4

5.  The rod defined - p. 104

1. "The rod is a parent, in faith toward God and faithfullness toward his or her children, undertaking the responsibility of careful, timely, measured, and controlled use of physical punishment to underscore the importance of obeying God, thus rescuing the child from continui...

Dave and Bethlie continue their  multi-part series on the book Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp.

PART 3

4.  His comments about the ROD are really good in chapter 11

1. 1. Children are not born morally and ethically neutral
      1. If they are they don't need correction, just direction
      2. If they are not, then they need correction
      3. Our child's problem is that he or she is a...

PART 2

3. Some important quotes stand out! 

4.  His comments about the ROD are really good in chapter 11

1. 1. Children are not born morally and ethically neutral
      1. If they are they don't need correction, just direction
      2. If they are not, then they need correction
      3. Our child's problem is that he or she is a sinner!
   2. p. 102. Folly is the problem we have to address accord...

Join Dave and Bethlie as they embark on this multi-part series on the book Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp.

What is the point of the book?

It is written to parents with children of any age and provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child's heart into the paths of life.

Several things stand out in Part 1

1. His comments about Behavior on page 4
   1. If behavior becomes our only focus, we miss an impor...

Join Dave and Bethlie as they continue a study on a few select chapters of the book Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage by Charles Shoemaker. 

PART 2

5. Chapter 5 Conflict Resolution

1. 1. Goal - not to avoid but to handle wisely
   2. Illustration of Lady Astor to Winston Churchill - If you were my husband, I would give you poison; if you were my wife, I would take it!
   3. P. 85 Swindoll Qu...

Join Dave and Bethlie as they begin a study on a few select chapters of the book Ten Pillars of an Awesome Marriage by Charles Shoemaker. 

Here's the notes from this episode.

1. Introduction to the author
   1. He and His wife Sharon have been married for 50 years
   2. They have conducted Marriage and Family Conferences throughout North America, Asia, Central America, and Europe
2. Overview of the book
3. There are Ten Chapters -...

We reached back into the archives and pulled out a very special episode that Dave and Bethlie did back in season 2. Pray for Pastor Dave as he recovers from a pretty nasty cold. 

In this special episode, Dave and Bethlie Young tackle the critical issue of internet pornography and its impact on families. They share alarming statistics about pornog...

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. 1. Schedule it
      1. John R. Rice had family altar after breakfast each morning.
         1. Read Scripture out loud as a family
         ...

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...

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.  

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. 1. Get eve...

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 pre...

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...

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

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

1. 1. Meds are here to stay

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